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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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Japan official in China

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives in Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010, to meet Wu Dawei, the chief Chinese envoy to the stalled six-party talks on the disablement of North Korea's nuclear arms program.

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U.S. nuclear experts expelled from N. Korea arrive in Beijing

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts who were involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex talk to reporters at Pyongyang's international airport before leaving North Korea on April 17 after they were ordered to leave the country earlier this week.

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U.S. nuclear experts leave N. Korea nuclear site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts arrive at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 16 from the nuclear complex in Yongbyon in line with North Korea's order to leave the country. The four experts involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex are expected to depart from North Korea as early as April 17.

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U.S. nuclear experts leave N. Korea nuclear site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts arrive at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 16 from the nuclear complex in Yongbyon in line with North Korea's order to leave the country. The four experts involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex are expected to depart from North Korea as early as April 17.

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U.S. nuclear experts leave N. Korea nuclear site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts arrive at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 16 from the nuclear complex in Yongbyon in line with North Korea's order to leave the country. The four experts involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex are expected to depart from North Korea as early as April 17.

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N. Korean envoy warns halt in aid would slow disablement work

BEIJING, China - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan talks to reporters at Beijing international airport on Dec. 13 before heading home after a four-day round of the six-party talks in Beijing failed to draw up a paper stipulating ways to verify Pyongyang's nuclear programs.

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U.S. envoy in Beijing for N. Korea nuclear talks

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill arrives in Beijing on April 9 for talks on how to revive the stalled North Korean nuclear disablement program. He arrived in the Chinese capital after talks with North Korea in Singapore.

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N. Korea hints at slowing of nuclear disablement steps

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Hyun Hak Bong, deputy director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's American affairs bureau, answers a media question following talks with Chinese and South Korean diplomats in Pyongyang on Dec. 26. Hyun hinted North Korea will slow the pace of disablement work being carried out on its nuclear facilities, saying a delay in the delivery of energy aid the country was promised as a reward leaves them no choice but to do so.

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Hill says disablement proceeding as scheduled in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, arrives at Beijing airport on Dec. 5 after completing a three-day visit to North Korea to monitor the progress of North Korea's denuclearization.

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5-nation team reports 'smooth' nuclear disablement in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Lim Sung Nam (L), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry official, responds to questions from reporters upon returning to Beijing international airport from North Korea on Nov. 29 after observing Pyongyang's nuclear disablement work as a member of a five-nation team from the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.

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5-nation team reports 'smooth' nuclear disablement in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Sung Kim, director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, answers questions from reporters upon returning to Beijing's international airport Nov. 29 from North Korea after observing Pyongyang's nuclear disablement work as a member of a five-nation team from the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.

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5-nation team to leave for N. Korea on monitoring trip

BEIJING, China - Sung Kim, director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, prepares to leave Beijing airport on Nov. 27 on a trip to North Korea aimed at monitoring disablement activities at the country's key nuclear facilities. The monitoring will be conducted by officials and experts from the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia.

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Diplomats arrive in Beijing ahead of monitoring trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Lim Sung Nam, director general of the North Korean nuclear affairs bureau in South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Nov. 26. Japanese and U.S. diplomats also arrived in Beijing the same day, ahead of their three-day trip to North Korea from Tuesday aimed at monitoring disablement activities at the country's key nuclear facilities.

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U.S. team arrives in Pyongyang for disablement work

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A team of U.S. nuclear experts arrived in Pyongyang on Nov. 1 to begin disablement work on key North Korean nuclear facilities under a six-party denuclearization deal.

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Nuke disablement team to leave for Pyongyang, begin work next week

BEIJING, China - Sung Kim, director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korea Affairs, speaks with reporters at a Beijing hotel prior to departure for Pyongyang on Nov. 1. Kim will head a team of U.S. nuclear experts to begin disablement work on key North Korean nuclear facilities under a six-party denuclearization deal.

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U.S., N. Korea report no major differences after nuke talks

BEIJING, China - Top North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan speaks with reporters outside a restaurant in Beijing following his dinner with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill on Oct. 31. Kim said they he and Hill saw no major differences between them on details of disablement work on North Korea's key nuclear facilities.

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U.S., N. Korea report no major differences after nuke talks

BEIJING, China - Top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill speaks with reporters outside a restaurant in Beijing following his dinner with his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan on Oct. 31. Hill said he and Kim saw no major differences between them on details of disablement work on North Korea's key nuclear facilities.

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U.S., N. Korea negotiators meet over nuke disablement

BEIJING, China - Christopher Hill, U.S. assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on Oct. 31 before his talks with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan.

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N. Korea to begin disablement of nuke facilities Nov. 1: official

PANMUNJEOM, Korea - Lim Sung Nam, South Korean chairman of a six-party working group on North Korea's nuclear programs, briefs reporters on a six-party meeting held at the truce village of Panmunjeom on Oct. 29. Lim said North Korea promised to start disabling its three major nuclear facilities from Nov. 1 under the framework of the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

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U.S. experts leave Pyongyang after talks on nuke disablement steps

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts led by Sung Kim (C), the director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korea Affairs, prepare to leave Pyongyang airport on Oct. 18 after talks with North Korean experts on ways to disable N. Korea's main nuclear facilities as required by a six-party deal.

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U.S., N. Korean experts hold talks on nuke disablement steps

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts head to a conference site in Pyongyang on Oct. 12 to finalize a plan with North Korean experts on ways to disable three N. Korean nuclear facilities as required by a six-party deal.

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U.S. experts in N. Korea aim to finalize nuke disablement plan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sung Kim (2nd from R), director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korea Affairs, talks with a North Korean official at a hotel in Pyongyang on Oct. 11. Earlier in the day, a team of U.S. government officials led by Kim arrived in Pyongyang with the aim of finalizing a plan to specify ways to disable North Korea's key nuclear facilities under a six-party denuclearization agreement.

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U.S. nuclear disablement team arrives in China

BEIJING, China - A team of U.S. nuclear experts, led by Sung Kim (L), the director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korea Affairs, arrives in Beijing on Oct. 10 en route to Pyongyang. The team will consider ways of disabling North Korea's main nuclear complex.

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill answers media questions at Beijing airport prior departure following the end of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the three-day talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks to reporters after the end of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the three-day talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks to reporters prior to attending the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the talks agreed later to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo)

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6-way nuke talks begin with focus on disablement measures

BEIJING, China - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrives at the six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sept. 27. The talks are aimed at reaching an agreement over the specific method for disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities as the country moves into the second phase of its denuclearization process. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6-way nuke talks begin with focus on disablement measures

BEIJING, China - Negotiators from six countries -- North and South Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia -- begin talks at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sept. 27. The talks are aimed at reaching an agreement over the specific method for disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities as the country moves into the second phase of its denuclearization process. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6-way nuke talks begin with focus on disablement measures

BEIJING, China - North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan attends the six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear programs at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sept. 27. The talks are aimed at reaching an agreement over the specific method for disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities as the country moves into the second phase of its denuclearization process. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6-way nuclear talks resume with focus on disablement measures

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei speaks at the outset of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Sept. 27. The talks are aimed at reaching an agreement over the specific methods for disabling North Korea's nuclear facilities as the country moves into the second phase of its denuclearization process. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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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. (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks to reporters prior to attending the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the talks agreed later to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill answers media questions at Beijing airport prior departure following the end of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the three-day talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. delegate Christopher Hill answers media questions prior to the start of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - North Korea's chief negotiator Kim Kye Gwan (C) leaves the North Korean Embassy in Beijing for the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse to attend the six-party talks on the country's nuclear programs on July 20. The delegates to the talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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6-way delegates eye next talks in early Sept.

BEIJING, China - Chief Japanese delegate Kenichiro Sasae speaks to reporters after the end of the six-party North Korean nuclear talks in Beijing on July 20. The delegates to the three-day talks agreed to hold the next plenary session in early September, but stopped short of setting out a deadline for Pyongyang's full nuclear declaration and disablement. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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U.S. envoy in Beijing for N. Korea nuclear talks

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill arrives in Beijing on April 9 for talks on how to revive the stalled North Korean nuclear disablement program. He arrived in the Chinese capital after talks with North Korea in Singapore. (Kyodo)

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U.S. nuclear experts leave N. Korea nuclear site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts arrive at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 16 from the nuclear complex in Yongbyon in line with North Korea's order to leave the country. The four experts involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex are expected to depart from North Korea as early as April 17. (Kyodo)

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U.S. nuclear experts leave N. Korea nuclear site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts arrive at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 16 from the nuclear complex in Yongbyon in line with North Korea's order to leave the country. The four experts involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex are expected to depart from North Korea as early as April 17. (Kyodo)

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U.S. nuclear experts leave N. Korea nuclear site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. nuclear experts arrive at a hotel in Pyongyang on April 16 from the nuclear complex in Yongbyon in line with North Korea's order to leave the country. The four experts involved in disablement work at North Korea's main nuclear complex are expected to depart from North Korea as early as April 17. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea hints at slowing of nuclear disablement steps

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Hyun Hak Bong, deputy director of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's American affairs bureau, answers a media question following talks with Chinese and South Korean diplomats in Pyongyang on Dec. 26. Hyun hinted North Korea will slow the pace of disablement work being carried out on its nuclear facilities, saying a delay in the delivery of energy aid the country was promised as a reward leaves them no choice but to do so. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean envoy warns halt in aid would slow disablement work

BEIJING, China - North Korea's top nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan talks to reporters at Beijing international airport on Dec. 13 before heading home after a four-day round of the six-party talks in Beijing failed to draw up a paper stipulating ways to verify Pyongyang's nuclear programs. (Kyodo)

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5-nation team reports 'smooth' nuclear disablement in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Sung Kim, director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, answers questions from reporters upon returning to Beijing's international airport Nov. 29 from North Korea after observing Pyongyang's nuclear disablement work as a member of a five-nation team from the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia. (Kyodo)

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5-nation team reports 'smooth' nuclear disablement in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Lim Sung Nam (L), South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry official, responds to questions from reporters upon returning to Beijing international airport from North Korea on Nov. 29 after observing Pyongyang's nuclear disablement work as a member of a five-nation team from the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia. (Kyodo)

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Diplomats arrive in Beijing ahead of monitoring trip to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Lim Sung Nam, director general of the North Korean nuclear affairs bureau in South Korea's Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, arrives at Beijing's international airport on Nov. 26. Japanese and U.S. diplomats also arrived in Beijing the same day, ahead of their three-day trip to North Korea from Tuesday aimed at monitoring disablement activities at the country's key nuclear facilities. (Kyodo)

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5-nation team to leave for N. Korea on monitoring trip

BEIJING, China - Sung Kim, director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korean Affairs, prepares to leave Beijing airport on Nov. 27 on a trip to North Korea aimed at monitoring disablement activities at the country's key nuclear facilities. The monitoring will be conducted by officials and experts from the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia. (Kyodo)

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U.S. team arrives in Pyongyang for disablement work

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A team of U.S. nuclear experts arrived in Pyongyang on Nov. 1 to begin disablement work on key North Korean nuclear facilities under a six-party denuclearization deal. (Kyodo)

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Nuke disablement team to leave for Pyongyang, begin work next we

BEIJING, China - Sung Kim, director of the U.S. State Department's Office of Korea Affairs, speaks with reporters at a Beijing hotel prior to departure for Pyongyang on Nov. 1. Kim will head a team of U.S. nuclear experts to begin disablement work on key North Korean nuclear facilities under a six-party denuclearization deal. (Kyodo)

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U.S., N. Korea report no major differences after nuke talks

BEIJING, China - Top North Korean nuclear negotiator Kim Kye Gwan speaks with reporters outside a restaurant in Beijing following his dinner with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill on Oct. 31. Kim said they he and Hill saw no major differences between them on details of disablement work on North Korea's key nuclear facilities. (Kyodo)