Fred Harteis News Articles - Negotiators in the North Korean nuclear talks agreed Saturday to a blueprint for verifying North Korea’s nuclear disarmament as part of a deal under which it would dismantle its main Yongbyon nuclear weapons complex by the end of October in exchange for energy and economic aid.

The accord, announced by China in a joint communiqué among the six nations involved in the talks, gives new momentum to the negotiations, yet leaves many difficult issues unresolved in what has been a long and halting process ...   more »