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Six-way talks on N.Korea reach de facto deal: report

TOKYO
Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:46pm EST
Top U.S. envoy for the six-party talks Christopher Hill speaks to media at a hotel lobby in Beijing February 13, 2007. Delegates to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons programme resolved key differences on steps towards denuclearisation early on Tuesday, though the agreement has to be approved by national capitals of the six. REUTERS/Alfred Cheng Jin

TOKYO (Reuters) - Six-party talks in Beijing on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program have reached a de facto deal, which will be announced at a full session of the negotiators later on Tuesday, Japan's Jiji news agency reported, quoting negotiation sources.

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A diplomatic source in Beijing told Reuters that North Korea had not yet responded "formally" to the draft deal. Japan's Kyodo news agency said the North Korean delegation was likely to do so at the full session in the afternoon.

The talks in Beijing between the two Koreas, the United States, Japan, Russia and host China have focused on how to begin implementing a September 2005 agreement that promised North Korea aid and security assurances in return for nuclear disarmament.



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