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North Korea is set to hand over a long-awaited account of its nuclear programme to China on Thursday, Beijing's foreign ministry has said. | North Korea is set to hand over a long-awaited account of its nuclear programme to China on Thursday, Beijing's foreign ministry has said. |
The declaration, which is six months overdue, should contain full details of its plutonium enrichment efforts. | The declaration, which is six months overdue, should contain full details of its plutonium enrichment efforts. |
But analysts caution it is not expected to include data on alleged attempts by North Korea to enrich uranium. | |
The handover is part of international efforts offering Pyongyang diplomatic and economic incentives to disarm. | |
The US has agreed that if the North Korean declaration is complete, it will take measures to remove the country from its list of states sponsoring terrorism. | |
The expected declaration is dominating a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Japan. | |
In North Korea itself, a senior US diplomat and media have been invited to witness the destruction of a nuclear cooling tower at Yongbyon, on Friday. | In North Korea itself, a senior US diplomat and media have been invited to witness the destruction of a nuclear cooling tower at Yongbyon, on Friday. |