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Draft offers N. Korea million tons of fuel: Kyodo

TOKYO
Mon Feb 12, 2007 10:07pm EST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Pyongyang would receive a million tons of fuel oil aid for disabling its nuclear facilities under a draft of an agreement being worked on at six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear arms program, Kyodo news agency said on Tuesday.

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Citing a source at the negotiations, Kyodo also said the draft deal offered 50,000 tons of fuel oil for closing the nuclear facilities and allowing inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.



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