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| Envoys set for North Korea talks | Envoys set for North Korea talks |
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| Senior diplomats are gathering in Beijing to thrash out the next move in the long-running mission to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions. | Senior diplomats are gathering in Beijing to thrash out the next move in the long-running mission to end North Korea's nuclear ambitions. |
| The US envoy, Christopher Hill, said they would focus on verifying claims made by Pyongyang last month in a declaration of its nuclear programme. | |
| The account is thought to give details of the North's plutonium production. | The account is thought to give details of the North's plutonium production. |
| The talks between delegates from both Koreas, Russia, the US, China and Japan are resuming after a nine-month delay. | The talks between delegates from both Koreas, Russia, the US, China and Japan are resuming after a nine-month delay. |
| They stalled after the North missed a December 2007 deadline to provide the declaration of its programme. | They stalled after the North missed a December 2007 deadline to provide the declaration of its programme. |
| "Our hope is to produce a verification regime that will lay out the rules for the road," Mr Hill told reporters. | "Our hope is to produce a verification regime that will lay out the rules for the road," Mr Hill told reporters. |
| He said delegates needed to arrange interviews with North Korean officials and visits to nuclear sites, adding that verification could take months. | He said delegates needed to arrange interviews with North Korean officials and visits to nuclear sites, adding that verification could take months. |
| NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR DEAL 2002: N Korea pulls out of previous deal after US accuses it of having secret uranium programmeOctober 2006: North Korea carries out its first test of a nuclear weaponFebruary 2007: N Korea agrees to end nuclear activities in return for aidJuly 2007: North Korea closes its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and allows IAEA inspectors inDecember 2007: N Korea misses a deadline to hand over a declaration of its nuclear workJune 2008: N Korea hands over nuclear programme details; US cautiously welcomes the move | NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR DEAL 2002: N Korea pulls out of previous deal after US accuses it of having secret uranium programmeOctober 2006: North Korea carries out its first test of a nuclear weaponFebruary 2007: N Korea agrees to end nuclear activities in return for aidJuly 2007: North Korea closes its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and allows IAEA inspectors inDecember 2007: N Korea misses a deadline to hand over a declaration of its nuclear workJune 2008: N Korea hands over nuclear programme details; US cautiously welcomes the move |
| Pyongyang agreed to scrap its nuclear ambitions early last year. In return, the other five nations involved with the negotiations agreed to provide fuel and diplomatic concessions. | Pyongyang agreed to scrap its nuclear ambitions early last year. In return, the other five nations involved with the negotiations agreed to provide fuel and diplomatic concessions. |
| But the road to denuclearisation has been far from smooth, and six-party talks foundered in the wake of Pyongyang's failure to hand over a declaration of its programme last December. | But the road to denuclearisation has been far from smooth, and six-party talks foundered in the wake of Pyongyang's failure to hand over a declaration of its programme last December. |
| The regime unexpectedly produced the long-awaited document in late June. | The regime unexpectedly produced the long-awaited document in late June. |
| It followed this with the symbolic gesture of blowing up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon reactor - which was disabled last July as part of the deal brokered in the six-party talks. | It followed this with the symbolic gesture of blowing up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon reactor - which was disabled last July as part of the deal brokered in the six-party talks. |
| The US responded by agreeing to scrap some of the sanctions it had imposed on the regime. | The US responded by agreeing to scrap some of the sanctions it had imposed on the regime. |
| Last week, the North warned it would take no further steps to dismantle its nuclear facilities until the six-nation group provided the fuel and political benefits it had been promised. | Last week, the North warned it would take no further steps to dismantle its nuclear facilities until the six-nation group provided the fuel and political benefits it had been promised. |
| The regime's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it that has disabled 80% of its main nuclear complex, but has been supplied with only 40% of promised energy shipments. | The regime's Foreign Ministry said in a statement it that has disabled 80% of its main nuclear complex, but has been supplied with only 40% of promised energy shipments. |