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U.S., N. Korea agree to push 6-way denuke talks

MANILA, Philippines - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (far left) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (right fore) walk into a room for an ASEAN Regional Forum dinner in Manila on Aug. 1. During their brief talks earlier in the day, the U.S. and North Korea agreed to implement their respective commitments made within the framework of six-party talks on the North's denuclearization and press ahead with the multilateral talks.

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ASEAN, dialogue partners welcome N. Korea's denuclearization moves

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (R), U.S. assistant secretary of state foe East Asian and Pacific affairs Christopher Hill (C) and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie Kenney (R) walk into a room for an ASEAN Regional Forum dinner in Manila on Aug. 1. Foreign ministers and representatives from 16 Asia-Pacific nations and their four dialogue partners welcomed North Korea's moves so far toward denuclearization, a Japanese official said.

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Yongbyon reactor included in disablement plan: N. Korea envoy

SHENYANG, China - Ri Gun, North Korea's representative at talks on its nuclear abandonment, speaks to reporters at a hotel in the northeastern Chinese city Shenyang on Saturday, a day after attending a two-day meeting of a working group under the six-party process on North Korea's denuclearization. He says a key nuclear reactor in Yongbyon will be one of the facilities that will be disabled as part of the second stage of the country's denuclearization.

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - North Korean nuclear envoy Ri Gun (L) and chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill look relaxed during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later that the nuclear envoys from six countries laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - (From L to R) Russia's Grigory Berdennikov, North Korea's Ri Gun, the United States' Christopher Hill, China's Wu Dawei, South Korea's Chun Yung Woo and Japan's Akio Suda pose for a photo during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later the nuclear envoys laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

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6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Akio Suda (L), a Japanese delegate to a working group to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea, and Kenichiro Sasae, Japan's chief delegate at the six party talks, meet the press before going to a meeting of the working group in Shenyang on Aug. 16.

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6-way envoys gather for N. Korea working-group talks

SHENYANG, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill heads to a meeting of a working group to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea in Shenyang on Aug. 16.

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N. Korean nuke negotiator Kim arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chief North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan waves as he arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 11, days ahead of his U.S. counterpart and of a working-group meeting under the six-party denuclearization process in Shenyang next week.

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U.S. urges N. Korea to show commitment to denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea - Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, meets with reporters at South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014, after holding talks with his South Korean counterpart Hwang Joon Kook, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs. Kim said, "North Korea needs to demonstrate very serious commitment to denuclearization before we can resume any negotiation."

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U.S. urges N. Korea to show commitment to denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea - Sung Kim (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, meets with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014. After the meeting, Kim told reporters, "North Korea needs to demonstrate very serious commitment to denuclearization before we can resume any negotiation."

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U.S., S. Korean officials meet to discuss N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Davies visited Seoul to discuss with South Korean officials ways to restart the stalled six-party talks on achieving North Korea's denuclearization.

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Pugwash Conference president lectures in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Jayantha Dhanapala, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs promoting the abolition of nuclear weapons and wars, speaks of a global denuclearization trend in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2014.

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U.S. diplomat Davies in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2014, after holding talks with Chinese Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and his counterpart Wu Dawei on North Korea's denuclearization.

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U.S. diplomat Davies in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions in Beijing on Jan. 28, 2014, after holding talks with Chinese Executive Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui and his counterpart Wu Dawei on North Korea's denuclearization.

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U.S., China, S. Korea talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Government officials and academics from the United States, China and South Korea meet in Seoul on July 22, 2013, to coordinate policies to achieve North Korea's denuclearization.

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Pakistan president in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Pakistani President Asif Zardari (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 4, 2012. They discussed denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and developments in Pakistan.

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Actor Yamamoto to enter company

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese actor Taro Yamamoto. Yamamoto, who has been campaigning for denuclearization since the eruption of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, will enter a company selling solar power generation equipment, sources close to the 37-year-old actor said April 17, 2012. Yamamoto said in January his income ''has dropped to less than a tenth because I've been getting no job offers'' since becoming actively involved with the cause.

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Kerry requested for visiting North by minister

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Sen. John Kerry, a Democrat from Massachusetts and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, answers reporters' questions in New York on March 9, 2012, after meeting at a seminar North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, the country's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization. South Korea's former Unification Minister Lim Dong Won, who also attended the seminar, said on March 20 that Ho requested Kelly to visit North Korea and that Kelly expressed his intention to accept.

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N. Korea envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on March 19, 2012.

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N. Korea's Kim Kye Gwan returns home

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (L) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Feb. 27, 2012, from Beijing where he held talks with Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, on Feb. 23 to 24. Ri Yong Ho (R), North Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on the country's denuclearization, was there to greet Kim.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (R), the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization, attend a press conference at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul after holding talks there on Dec. 8, 2011.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, is pictured ahead of his talks with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization, at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Dec. 8, 2011.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (L), the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization, ahead of their talks at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on Dec. 8, 2011.

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U.S. Undersecretary of State Sherman in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L) and South Korea's first vice foreign minister Park Suk Hwan shake hands prior to holding talks in Seoul on Nov. 22, 2011. Sherman told reporters after the talks that North Korea should meet all of its commitments, including ending its uranium enrichment program, for the six-party talks on Pyongyang's denuclearization to resume.

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S. Korean President Lee, Chinese Vice Premier Li meet

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang shake hands ahead of their talks at the presidential office in Seoul on Oct. 26, 2011. Li explained about his recent talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and Lee said in response he hopes China will continue to play an important role in denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and the North's opening and reform.

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Academic seminar in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo shows an academic seminar held in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2011. The event, organized by the China Institute of International Studies, was held to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the adoption of a landmark 2005 agreement among six nations over the denuclearization of North Korea. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Academic seminar in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R), Wu Dawei (C), China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, and Ri Yong Ho (L), a North Korean vice foreign minister, attend an academic seminar in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2011. The event, organized by the China Institute of International Studies, was held to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the adoption of a landmark 2005 agreement among six nations over the denuclearization of North Korea.

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Writers, musicians call for farewell to nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kenzaburo Oe (L) and writer Keiko Ochiai attend a press conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Sept. 6, 2011. They released a statement calling on Japan's new government led by Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to bid farewell to nuclear power. Writers and musicians, including Oe and Ochiai as well as popular musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, will hold an antinuclear rally at Meiji Park in Tokyo on Sept. 19, aiming to mobilize 50,000 people while collecting 10 million signatures for denuclearization, in the wake of the nuclear emergency at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) leaves the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York after a meeting with a U.S. delegation on July 29, 2011. The two-day meeting, held for the U.S. to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking steps toward denuclearization, ended later in the day without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan speaks to reporters after a meeting with the U.S. delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, speaks to reporters after a meeting with the North Korean delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, heads to a meeting with the North Korean delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan leaves a hotel for a meeting with the U.S. delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S.-N. Korea start 2-day nuclear talks in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, and North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan shake hands in New York on July 28, 2011, before the start of two days of talks to explore ways to resume the stalled six-party denuclearization negotiations, the first such bilateral dialogue in 19 months.

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U.S., N. Korea start 2-day nuclear talks in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan speaks to reporters in New York on July 28, 2011, before the start of two days of talks with the United States to explore ways to resume the stalled six-party denuclearization negotiations, the first such bilateral dialogue in 19 months.

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Bosworth meets Wi in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief delegate to stalled six-party talks on denuclearization of the North, shake hands at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 17, 2011, prior to a meeting. Bosworth indicated after the meeting that the United States would make a decision in the next few days on a visit to North Korea by a U.S. special envoy.

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U.S. envoy in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, arrives at Incheon airport near Seoul on May 16, 2011, for a three-day visit. He plans to hold discussions with South Korean officials on resuming stalled six-party talks on Pyongyang's denuclearization.

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Carter leaves N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waves before leaving Pyongyang for Seoul on April 28, 2011. Carter, along with three former European leaders, visited North Korea as part of efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula, restart the six-party talks on Pyongyang's denuclearization and alleviate food shortages in the country.

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Chinese FM calls for resumption of 6-party talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2011, ahead of their meeting. Yang called for the early resumption of the six-party talks on North Korean denuclearization in the meeting.

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Maehara, S. Korea's foreign minister at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011, following their meeting. The two agreed that North Korea's concrete action is mandatory for resuming the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, while also agreeing to work toward restarting the stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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Maehara, S. Korea's foreign minister meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. The two agreed in the meeting that North Korea's concrete action is mandatory for resuming the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, while also agreeing to work toward restarting the stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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Steinberg in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg (R) answers reporters' questions after meeting South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan in Seoul on Jan. 26, 2011. Steinberg called on North Korea to halt its provocative behavior and to hold ''meaningful dialogue'' on its denuclearization.

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Steinberg in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg answers reporters' questions after meeting South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan in Seoul on Jan. 26, 2011. Steinberg called on North Korea to halt its provocative behavior and to hold ''meaningful dialogue'' on its denuclearization.

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U.S. nuclear envoy leaves China

BEIJING, China - Stephan Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, leaves China from Beijing airport Jan. 6, 2011. Bosworth discussed with senior Chinese officials the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's denuclearization.

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U.S. nuclear envoy leaves China

BEIJING, China - Stephan Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, leaves China from Beijing airport Jan. 6, 2011. Bosworth discussed with senior Chinese officials the stalled six-nation talks on North Korea's denuclearization.

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Bosworth arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth arrives at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, on Jan. 4, 2011, to discuss ways to get long-stalled multilateral talks on North Korea's denuclearization restarted, saying ''serious negotiations'' with Pyongyang are needed.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-nation talks on North Korea's denuclearization, hold talks at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. The meeting took place because the China-hosted multilateral talks also involving Japan and Russia have been long stalled.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-nation talks on North Korea's denuclearization, prior to their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. The meeting took place because the China-hosted multilateral talks also involving Japan and Russia have been long stalled.

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Bosworth arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special representative for North Korea policy Stephen Bosworth responds to reporters' questions after arriving at Incheon International Airport, South Korea, on Jan. 4, 2011, to discuss ways to get long-stalled multilateral talks on North Korea's denuclearization restarted, saying ''serious negotiations'' with Pyongyang are needed.

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China proposes urgent 6-party talks on Korea crisis

BEIJING, China - China's nuclear envoy Wu Dawei speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Nov. 28, 2010. Wu said China has proposed consultations among the heads of delegations to the six-party talks on North Korea's denuclearization in Beijing in early December amid growing tension on the Korean Peninsula, according to Xinhua News Agency.