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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy aid

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - North Korea's chief delegate Kim Myong Kil sits as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kicked off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year.

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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy aid

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - Chief U.S. delegate Kurt Tong takes his seat as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kick off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year.

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Officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy aid

SEOUL, South Korea - Working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program begin a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7.

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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy aid

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - Japan's chief delegate Junichi Ihara is seated as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kick off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe arrives in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his wife Akie (R) are greeted by an honor guard upon arrival at Tegel International Airport in Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 2014, the first leg of his 10-day, six-country European tour, which takes him to Germany, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium.

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Japanese Prime Minister Abe arrives in Germany

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive at Tegel International Airport in Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 2014, the first leg of his 10-day, six-country European tour, which takes him to Germany, Britain, Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium.

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6-way envoys predict tough negotiations over N. Korea nuke info

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, Japan's chief nuclear envoy, (Center) heads for six-country talks on denuclearizing North Korea being held in Beijing on Dec. 8. Saiki, the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and negotiators from the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia will try to put in writing methods for verifying Pyongyang's nuclear information at the six-way meeting, which is expected to last three days. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea's Kim visits Korean residents' office in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kye Gwan (R), North Korea's top delegate to the six-country nuclear talks, visits the head office in Tokyo of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on April 8.

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N. Korean chief envoy arrives in Japan for security conference

NATITA, Japan - Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea's top delegate to the six-country nuclear talks, is surrounded by journalists on arrival at Narita Airport, east of Tokyo, on April 7 discussions with his six-party talks counterparts, who will gather in Tokyo for an academic conference on security. ''We would not reject a request by the United States for bilateral talks,'' said Kim, who is the country's vice foreign minister.

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S. Korean delegates arrive in Beijing for 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min Soon, who heads the South Korean delegation for the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on July 23.

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Negotiators for 6-party nuclear talks tasked with breakthrough

BEIJING, China - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R), head of the North Korean delegation for the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, arrives at Beijing airport on July 22 for the talks scheduled to start on July 26.

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Rice meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in talks at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 12. They agreed there is a need for the planned six-country talks on North Korea to produce specific results on the country's nuclear programs, Japanese officials said.

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Chirac, Koizumi agree to cooperate on U.N. reform, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the outset of their talks March 27 in Tokyo. They agreed to continue working to reform the U.N. Security Council and get North Korea to return to six-country talks on its nuclear arms program. (Pool photo)

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Machimura, Hill renew resolve to work with S. Korea on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State nominee Christopher Hill (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura pose prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry on March 10. They agreed to work with South Korea so the North Korean nuclear issue is resolved through the six-country talks.

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(3)6 countries agree on N. Korea nuke freeze, but set aside details

BEIJING, China - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan waves at reporters at Beijing airport on June 26 as he leaves for Pyongyang following the end of the third round of six-country talks on his country's nuclear ambitions. (Pool photo)

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Six countries hold second-day talks on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kim Kye Gwan (C), North Korea's chief delegate at the six-country talks on N. Korea's nuclear development program, leaves his country's embassy in Beijing on June 24. (Pool photo)

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6-party talks on N. Korea nukes may last 4 or 5 days: Russia

BEIJING, China - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov arrives in Beijing on Feb. 23 to attend six-country talks in the Chinese capital Feb. 25 on the North Korean nuclear program. Before leaving Moscow, Losyukov was quoted as saying the talks may last four to five days, rather than the two to three widely expected.

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N. Korea unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons: LDP's Abe

KYOTO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Shinzo Abe speaks at a seminar in Kyoto on Feb. 5. He said North Korea is unlikely to agree to give up its nuclear arsenal during the next round of six-country talks later in February in Beijing.

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6-way talks 'highly likely' in Dec., S. Korean minister says

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yoon Young Kwan speaks at a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 12. Yoon said that a second round of six-country talks on a diplomatic resolution of the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program is ''highly likely'' by the end of December.

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6-way talks 'highly likely' in Dec., S. Korean minister says

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yoon Kyoung Kwan speaks at a news conference in Seoul on Nov. 12. Yoon said that a second round of six-country talks on a diplomatic resolution of the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program is ''highly likely'' by the end of December. (Kyodo)

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Chirac, Koizumi agree to cooperate on U.N. reform, N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - French President Jacques Chirac (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the outset of their talks March 27 in Tokyo. They agreed to continue working to reform the U.N. Security Council and get North Korea to return to six-country talks on its nuclear arms program. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Kim visits Korean residents' office in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kye Gwan (R), North Korea's top delegate to the six-country nuclear talks, visits the head office in Tokyo of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on April 8. (Kyodo)

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6-way envoys predict tough negotiations over N. Korea nuke info

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, Japan's chief nuclear envoy, (Center) heads for six-country talks on denuclearizing North Korea being held in Beijing on Dec. 8. Saiki, the head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and negotiators from the two Koreas, the United States, China, Japan and Russia will try to put in writing methods for verifying Pyongyang's nuclear information at the six-way meeting, which is expected to last three days. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - Japan's chief delegate Junichi Ihara is seated as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kick off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year. (Kyodo)

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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - Chief U.S. delegate Kurt Tong takes his seat as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kick off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year. (Kyodo)

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Working-level officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy

PANMUNJEOM, Korean Demilitarized Zone - North Korea's chief delegate Kim Myong Kil sits as working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program kicked off a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. The talks are expected to discuss details regarding how to ship and store 950,000 tons of heavy oil or equivalent aid to the North, which is known to have a storage facility for only 200,000 tons a year. (Kyodo)

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Officials kick off 2-day talks on N. Korea energy aid

SEOUL, South Korea - Working-level officials from six country in talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program begin a two-day meeting at the truce village Panmunjeom on Aug. 7. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean delegates arrive in Beijing for 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min Soon, who heads the South Korean delegation for the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, speaks to reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on July 23. (Kyodo)

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Negotiators for 6-party nuclear talks tasked with breakthrough

BEIJING, China - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R), head of the North Korean delegation for the six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, arrives at Beijing airport on July 22 for the talks scheduled to start on July 26. (Kyodo)

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Rice meets with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi are in talks at the latter's office in Tokyo on July 12. They agreed there is a need for the planned six-country talks on North Korea to produce specific results on the country's nuclear programs, Japanese officials said. (Kyodo)

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6-party talks on N. Korea nukes may last 4 or 5 days: Russia

BEIJING, China - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Losyukov arrives in Beijing on Feb. 23 to attend six-country talks in the Chinese capital Feb. 25 on the North Korean nuclear program. Before leaving Moscow, Losyukov was quoted as saying the talks may last four to five days, rather than the two to three widely expected. (Kyodo)

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(3)6 countries agree on N. Korea nuke freeze, but set aside deta

BEIJING, China - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan waves at reporters at Beijing airport on June 26 as he leaves for Pyongyang following the end of the third round of six-country talks on his country's nuclear ambitions. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(1)6 countries agree on N. Korea nuke freeze, but set aside deta

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced a statement at the end of the third round of six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions in Beijing on June 26. ''Differences among the parties remained,'' the statement said, though ''some common elements'' were seen in ''proposals, suggestions and recommendations'' put forward by all participants. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Six countries hold second-day talks on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kim Kye Gwan (C), North Korea's chief delegate at the six-country talks on N. Korea's nuclear development program, leaves his country's embassy in Beijing on June 24. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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(5)Six countries hold second-day talks on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Mitoji Yabunaka (L), Japan's chief delegate to the six-country talks on N. Korea's nuclear ambitions, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing during a reception after the second-day session of the talks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 23. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(2)Six countries hold second-day talks on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Mitoji Yabunaka, Japan's chief delegate at the six-country talks on N. Korea's nuclear development program, leaves a Beijing hotel on June 24 to attend the talks. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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N. Korean chief envoy arrives in Japan for security conference

NATITA, Japan - Kim Kye Gwan, North Korea's top delegate to the six-country nuclear talks, is surrounded by journalists on arrival at Narita Airport, east of Tokyo, on April 7 discussions with his six-party talks counterparts, who will gather in Tokyo for an academic conference on security. ''We would not reject a request by the United States for bilateral talks,'' said Kim, who is the country's vice foreign minister. (Kyodo)

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Machimura, Hill renew resolve to work with S. Korea on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State nominee Christopher Hill (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura pose prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry on March 10. They agreed to work with South Korea so the North Korean nuclear issue is resolved through the six-country talks. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons: LDP's Abe

KYOTO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary General Shinzo Abe speaks at a seminar in Kyoto on Feb. 5. He said North Korea is unlikely to agree to give up its nuclear arsenal during the next round of six-country talks later in February in Beijing. (Kyodo)