Japan FM calls for nuclear policy debate
2006-10-24 17:21:27
Japan's foreign minister said Tuesday that the country should openly debate whether to develop its own nuclear deterrent following North Korea's atomic test, while stressing that the government doesn't support such a move.
Russia urges caution after nuclear test
2006-10-24 17:13:15
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday cautioned other participants in talks on North Korea against taking hasty steps that could inflame the situation following Pyongyang's October 9 nuclear test.
Kim told China: No plans for second nuke test
2006-10-24 16:48:27
Chinese Foreign Ministry Tuesday confirmed earlier reports that North Korea does not have another nuclear test in the works.
Lavrov, Rice meet on DPRK nuclear issue
2006-10-23 15:39:13
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met in Moscow to discuss the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
North Korea said to be willing to talk
2006-10-24 09:02:57
North Korea is amenable to returning to international nuclear talks if the US shows a willingness to resolve a dispute over the North's alleged counterfeiting and money laundering.
China, US urge N. Korea to return to talks
2006-10-20 16:15:02
China and the United States pressed North Korea on Friday to return to talks on ending its nuclear arms programme and called for full implementation of UN sanctions imposed on the country after its October 9 atomic test.
Report: N. Korean leader regrets test
2006-10-20 11:30:34
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to talks if Washington backs off a financial isolation to the country.
Rice: Won't coerce allies on N. Korea
2006-10-20 09:37:09
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she would not try to dictate how US allies enforce sanctions on North Korea for its nuclear program, and there were signs South Korea wouldn't quickly embrace Washington's approach.
China special envoy meets N.Korean leader
2006-10-19 15:43:14
Democratic People's Republic of Korea's leader Kim Jong Il met with Chinese President Hu Jintao's special envoy, State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan in Pyongyang.
Paper: 5 countries plan N.Korea talks in Beijing
2006-10-19 09:23:21
Foreign ministers from five countries, including the United States, Japan and South Korea, will meet in Beijing on Friday to discuss North Korea's nuclear ambitions, a Japanese daily reported on Thursday.
Rice: We want to de-escalate crisis
2006-10-19 07:47:36
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday called for "de-escalation of tensions" in Northeast Asia following a nuclear test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) last week.
Japan's nuclear predicament after N.Korea test
2006-10-18 16:22:39
The prospect of a nuclear-armed Japan is at once unimaginable and obvious.