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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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Machimura, Yang to step up efforts on N. Korea's denuke process

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 6 at the beginning of their talks. The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Machimura, Yang to step up efforts on N. Korea's denuke process

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 6 prior to their talks. The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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ARF welcomes N. Korea's denuke steps

MANILA, Philippines - North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) attends the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2.

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momentum

MANILA, Philippines - Ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners hold their meeting in Manila on Aug. 2. They are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself.

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Hill foresees no big changes in 6-way denuke process under Obama

TOKYO, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 3. Hill, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said that he does not foresee ''big changes'' in the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January.

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Japan, China, S. Korea urge N. Korea to honor denuke vow

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (C), and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pose for photos in Seogwipo on the South Korean resort island of Jeju June 3.

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Japan, U.S. press N. Korea on denuke step

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Japan's Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attend a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington on May 1 after their meeting.

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N. Korea negotiator warns of partially foregoing denuke steps

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's representative to talks with Japan on normalizing diplomatic ties in Hanoi, leaves Beijing International Airport for Pyongyang on March 10. Song did not comment to reporters.

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N. Korea negotiator warns of partially foregoing denuke steps

BEIJING, China - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan replies to media questions at Beijing International Airport on his way home on March 10 from New York, where he held talks with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill. Kim warned that his country will forego some of the initial steps for abandoning its nuclear programs if U.S. financial sanctions on a Macao-based bank are not lifted completely.

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China, France urge N. Korea to abide by denuke commitment

BEIJING, China - French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Wu Bangguo, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26. (Pool photo)

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China, France urge N. Korea to abide by denuke commitment

BEIJING, China - French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26. (Pool photo)

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China, France urge N. Korea to abide by denuke commitment

BEIJING, China - French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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China, France urge N. Korea to abide by denuke commitment

BEIJING, China - French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Wu Bangguo, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, prior to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 26. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Japan, U.S. press N. Korea on denuke step

WASHINGTON, United States - (From L to R) Japan's Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Aso, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates attend a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington on May 1 after their meeting. (Kyodo)

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Machimura, Yang to step up efforts on N. Korea's denuke process

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (R) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 6 prior to their talks. The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Machimura, Yang to step up efforts on N. Korea's denuke process

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura (L) and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi shake hands at a hotel in Sydney on Sept. 6 at the beginning of their talks. The two foreign ministers met on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hill foresees no big changes in 6-way denuke process under Obama

TOKYO, Japan - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 3. Hill, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said that he does not foresee ''big changes'' in the six-party talks on denuclearizing North Korea after U.S. President-elect Barack Obama takes office in January. (Kyodo)

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ARF welcomes N. Korea's denuke steps

MANILA, Philippines - North Korea's Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C) attends the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momen

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (C), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (left back to the camera) are seated for the 14th ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 2. The ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself. (Kyodo)

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ARF to welcome N. Korea's denuke steps as 6-way talks gain momen

MANILA, Philippines - Ministers from 27 Asia-Pacific nations and their dialogue partners hold their meeting in Manila on Aug. 2. They are expected to welcome North Korea's announcement that it will implement its commitment to denuclearize itself. (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates agree on Sept. talks, no denuke deadline

BEIJING, China - North Korean chief delegate Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from left) and his Japanese counterpart Kenichiro Sasae (right) shake hands at the end of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 20 as chief Chinese delegate Wu Dawei (far left) and chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill look on. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates agree on Sept. talks, no denuke deadline

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei (C), flanked by chief North Korean delegate Kim Kye Gwan (L) and his U.S. counterpart Cristopher Hill (R), reads a press communiqu at the conclusion of the three-day six-party North Korean nuclear talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 20. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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U.S. hopes for agreement over more N. Korea denuke steps

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on July 18 before leaving there for six-party talks on N. Korea's nuclear programs. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea urge N. Korea to honor denuke vow

JEJU, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Song Min Soon (C), and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi pose for photos in Seogwipo on the South Korean resort island of Jeju June 3. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea negotiator warns of partially foregoing denuke steps

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's representative to talks with Japan on normalizing diplomatic ties in Hanoi, leaves Beijing International Airport for Pyongyang on March 10. Song did not comment to reporters. (Kyodo)