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N.Korea will rejoin 6-way talks in June TOKYO, Monday (Reuters) - North Korea has told officials in South Korea it is willing to take part in six-party talks on its nuclear arms programme in June, a Japanese newspaper reported. Pyongyang also said in its message, which was conveyed to South Korea by unofficial routes and then to Japan by Seoul, that it was willing to sign a treaty with the United States by October, the conservative Sankei Shimbun said on Monday. North Korea declared on Feb. 10 that it had nuclear weapons and that it was pulling out of the talks, which include Japan, Russia, China and the United States as well as the two Koreas. The report cited a government source, but a Japanese Foreign Ministry official told Reuters he was unaware of the report. South Korean, Japanese and U.S. negotiators met in Seoul on Saturday and urged the North to return to talks without delay. They said they were ready to discuss all issues of concern to Pyongyang but stopped short of offering concessions. North Korea hinted recently that it was willing to return to talks under certain conditions. |
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