North Korean state television reports that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Il has died at the age of 69. An announcer said he died Saturday of physical and mental over-work. Some reports say he died from a heart attack, and was traveling on a train at the time. Kim Jong Il came to power after his […]
US Korean Envoy ‘Optimistic” on New Nuclear Talks
Posted November 9th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
A former U.S. envoy in charge of North Korean policy says multi-national talks aimed at ending Pyongyang’s rogue nuclear weapons program could resume in the near future. Diplomat Stephen Bosworth, in his first public comments since stepping down as U.S. policy chief last month, told the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations that he is optimistic […]
Report: Japanese Lawmakers to Visit N. Korea
Posted November 2nd, 2011 at 7:45 am (UTC-5)
A leading Japanese broadcaster says Japanese lawmakers will visit North Korea next week for talks expected to focus on the North’s nuclear weapons program and a spate of decades-old kidnappings. TV Asahi, in a report Wednesday, said the bipartisan Japanese delegation will be led by lower house vice-speaker Seishiro Eto and will arrive in Pyongyang […]
US , North Korea Talks in Geneva ‘Narrow Differences,’ but No Breakthrough
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. State Department says two days of talks in Geneva between senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats on resuming six-party nuclear negotiations narrowed their differences, but there were no breakthroughs. U.S. officials also said that although they are cautiously optimistic about the results of the meetings, it could take months to find out if […]
US Envoy: N. Korea Talks ‘Positive, Constructive’
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 12:15 pm (UTC-5)
Talks between the United States and North Korea on resuming stalled nuclear negotiations have ended in Geneva, with a U.S. official calling them “positive and constructive.” That description was given by the U.S. special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, who said he is confident the two sides can eventually reach a deal. He said […]
Uranium Program is Eyed as US-North Korea Talks Continue
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The United States and North Korea sat down for a second day of nuclear talks in Geneva Tuesday, with attention focusing on Pyongyang’s recently revealed uranium enrichment program. U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth said he was neither hopeful nor pessimistic before departing for the talks, which started several hours later than expected. Bosworth sounded more optimistic […]
Uranium Program is Eyed as US-North Korea Talks Continue
Posted October 25th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The United States and North Korea sit down for a second day of nuclear talks in Geneva Tuesday with attention focusing on Pyongyang’s recently revealed uranium enrichment program. U.S. envoy Stephen Bosworth was hopeful after Monday’s first round of talks with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-kwan. He said the talks on terms for […]
UN Humanitarian Chief Meets Meets Pyongyang’s Parliament Head
Posted October 20th, 2011 at 5:00 am (UTC-5)
United Nations’ humanitarian chief Valerie Amos met Thursday with the head of North Korea’s parliament, as she nears the end of her five-day visit. Kim Yong Nam greeted Amos and members of her delegation in an elaborately decorated greeting hall in the capital, Pyongyang. Amos has been in North Korea since Monday to assess the […]
US, North Korea to Meet on Disarmament Talks
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 9:20 pm (UTC-5)
(combines and updates CNs #1512013 and #1511882)) The United States says it is appointing a new top envoy for North Korea, ahead of a rare meeting with the country’s nuclear negotiators next week. The State Department says the meeting will take place Monday and Tuesday in Geneva. It could determine if conditions are ready for […]
US, North Korea to Meet on Disarmament Talks
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 4:40 pm (UTC-5)
The United States said Wednesday it will hold another round of “exploratory talks” with North Korea next week to determine if conditions are ready for a resumption of international negotiations on the reclusive state’s nuclear disarmament. A spokesman for the U.S. State Department, Mark Toner, said the meeting will take place Monday and Tuesday in […]
