N. Korea to accept half of energy aid in equivalents

PANMUNJEOM, Korea - Holding hands, delegates from the six nations involved in negotiations to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program pose for photographers after a meeting held in the truce village of Panmunjeom on Oct. 30. North Korea will accept half of 1 million tons of energy aid in equivalents in an agreement reached after two days of talks, according to Lim Sung Nam, the South Korean chairman of the working group. The six nations involved in the talks are the United States, China, Russia, Japan, and the two Koreas.

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