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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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U.S., Chinese, Russian nuke experts leave for Yongbyon

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sung Kim, deputy chief of the U.S. delegation to the six-party nuclear talks, leaves a hotel in Pyongyang on Sept. 12 for North Korea's nuclear complex in Yongbyon. Kim heads a team of nuclear experts from the United States, China and Russia to examine ways to disable nuclear facilities under the February six-party deal.

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U.S., Chinese, Russian experts in Pyongyang for nuke survey

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Nuclear experts from the United States, China and Russia arrived in Pyongyang on Sept. 11 to conduct a survey on nuclear facilities that must be disabled under a key nuclear deal. Sung Kim (2nd from L), deputy chief of the U.S. delegation to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programs, leads the U.S. group.

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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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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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U.S., N. Korea discuss ways to disable nuclear facilities

BEIJING, China - Chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill speaks with journalists in Beijing following talks with his North Korean counterpart Kim Kye Gwan on Aug. 13. Hill said they agreed on the need to clarify ways for Pyongyang to disable its nuclear facilities when a six-party nuclear working group meeting takes place this week in China's northeastern city of Shenyang.

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N. Korea's envoy on way to meet with ex-U.S. diplomats

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015. Ri is likely to fly to Singapore to talk with Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and others for two days from Jan. 18.

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N. Korea's envoy on way to meet with ex-U.S. diplomats

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015. Ri is likely to fly to Singapore to talk with Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and others for two days from Jan. 18.

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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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N. Korea's envoy

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party talks, is pictured upon his arrival at Beijing international airport from the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator on May 26, 2014. Ri said he met with former U.S. government officials, including Joel Wit, a former U.S. State Department official specializing in North Korean issues, during his stay in Mongolia.

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Ex-U.S. state official Wit, senior N. Korean negotiator Ri

TOKYO, Japan - Joel Wit (L), a former U.S. State Department official specializing in North Korean issues, and Ri Yong Ho, Pyongyang's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party talks, are seen in this undated photo.

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - China's top nuclear envoy Wu Dawei (3rd from R), chairman of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, and members of his delegation arrive in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 17, 2014.

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - China's top nuclear envoy Wu Dawei (R), chairman of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions, arrives in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 17, 2014.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. At left is Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - China hosts a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan exchange words during the opening ceremony of a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, prepares to take his seat at a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks, is pictured far right.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - A symposium is held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sep. 18, 2013, to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. The symposium marks the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks, is pictured far left.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan speaks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, during a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan exchange words at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, at the opening ceremony of a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan is pictured at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, at the opening ceremony of a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, during the opening ceremony of a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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N. Korean delegation in China

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator at the long-stalled six-party talks, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 16, 2013. Ri was visiting the Chinese capital as part of a delegation for a seminar on the six-party talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

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N. Korean delegation in China

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 16, 2013. Kim is leading a delegation for a seminar on the six-party talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

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China's top nuclear envoy in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, speaks with reporters after meeting with Kim Kye Gwan, the North's first vice foreign minister and its point man on nuclear issues, at a Pyongyang hotel on the night of Aug. 29, 2013. Wu said that he held "in-depth discussions" with his North Korean counterpart on the possibility of restarting the long-stalled multilateral talks.

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China's top nuclear envoy arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Wu Dawei (L), China's special envoy in charge of the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, shakes hands with a North Korean Foreign Ministry official upon his arrival in Pyongyang on Aug. 26, 2013.

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Yongbyon nuclear complex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korea's key Yongbyon nuclear complex before its cooling tower (R) was demolished on June 27, 2008. North Korea said April 2, 2013, that it will restart all nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon complex that were shut down under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in 2007.

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Yongbyon nuclear complex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the demolition of the 30-meter cooling tower attached to North Korea's key Yongbyon nuclear complex on June 27, 2008. North Korea said April 2, 2013, that it will restart all nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon complex that were shut down under an agreement reached at the six-party talks in 2007.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special envoy on North Korea Glyn Davies (L) and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy to the six-party talks, shake hands prior to holding talks in Seoul on Oct. 19, 2012.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (from L) Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Glyn Davies, the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief negotiator for the six-party talks, answering reporters' questions after their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, asks Glyn Davies (L), the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief negotiator to the six-party talks, to be seated for their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Shinsuke Sugiyama (C), director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Glyn Davies (L), the U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief negotiator to the six-party talks, join hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 17, 2012.

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N. Korean Foreign Ministry official Choe

DALIAN, China - Choe Son Hui (R), a deputy director at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, heads for an international academic forum in Dalian, China, on Sept. 28, 2012. Diplomats from China, Japan and other countries involved in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program have gathered for the forum in the northern Chinese port city.

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6-party envoys in China

DALIAN, China - Choe Son Hui (R), a deputy director at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, passes in front of a South Korean government official (C) during an international academic forum in Dalian, China, on Sept. 27, 2012. Diplomats from China, Japan and other countries involved in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program met at the forum in the northern Chinese port city.

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S. Korea, U.S., Japan meet over N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L) Shinsuke Sugiyama, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's top nuclear envoy to the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, and Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shake hands before holding talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul on May 21, 2012, to discuss the implications of North Korea's failed rocket launch in April.

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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. Korean envoy in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the country's nuclear program, answers reporters' questions in New York on March 12, 2012.

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S. Korean nuclear envoy in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program, leaves a seminar, also attended by Ri Yong Ho, his North Korean counterpart in the talks, in New York on March 8, 2012.

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N. Korea official in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the country's nuclear program, arrives in New York on March 6, 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 in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special envoy on North Korean affairs Glyn Davies (L) and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, attend a joint press conference after their meeting in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2012. Davies was in Seoul after having two days of talks with North Korean nuclear negotiators in Beijing.

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U.S. envoy in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. special envoy on North Korean affairs Glyn Davies (L) and Lim Sung Nam, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2012. Davies was in Seoul after having two days of talks with North Korean nuclear negotiators in Beijing.

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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.