World Report: November 10, 2006 Vol. #12 Iss. #10
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North Korea Agrees to Talks
After an 11-month boycott, North Korea says that it is ready to rejoin talks about its nuclear program. The surprising announcement came last Tuesday. It eases tensions that have been rising since North Korea tested a nuclear weapon last month.
North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il, had demanded one-on-one talks with the U.S. Now, he has agreed to rejoin group talks with the U.S., China, Russia, South Korea and Japan. The six-nation talks were set up in 2003 to try to control North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Neighboring China helped convince North Korea to rejoin the talks.
"We took a step toward getting this process back on track," says U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill. But North Korea has walked away from the negotiations before, and many worry that the new talks will not last long. "We are a long way from our goal still," says Hill.
