Topic: China

China urges talks on N.Korea uranium programme

North Korea's uranium enrichment programme should be discussed as part of long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks, China said Tuesday during a visit by South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-Hwan.Kim, who is on his first visit to China since taking office in October, discussed ...

US, S. Korea envoys discuss N. Korea nuclear program

South Korea's nuclear negotiations chief met Thursday with US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Bosworth to discuss Pyongyang's uranium enrichment program, officials said Thursday.The program disclosed last November potentially gives the North a second way to make nuclear weapons, in addition ...

S. Korea's nuclear envoy heads to US

South Korea's nuclear envoy left Thursday for talks in Washington on North Korea's uranium enrichment activities, after China blocked publication of a United Nations report criticising the programme.The programme disclosed last November potentially gives the North a second way to make nuclear ...

China pledges to revive stalled nuke talks

China will work to revive stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament and to maintain peace on the Korean peninsula, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said on Wednesday during a visit to South Korea.But Yang, in comments before he began private talks with ...

N. Korea sought military talks with US: report

North Korea last month offered to hold high-level military talks with the United States to discuss tensions on the Korean peninsula and nuclear disarmament, a report said Monday.The North proposed the talks in a letter from its defence minister Kim Yong-Chun to ...

Diplomacy stalemate over North Korea's nuclear programme

SEOUL (Reuters) - China does not back efforts by Washington and Seoul to punish North Korea at the United Nations for its uranium enrichment programme and wants six-party talks to deal with the issue, a top South Korean envoy said on Saturday.International ...
South Korea made a fresh call Tuesday for the United Nations Security Council to debate North Korea's uranium enrichment programme, which according to experts could produce more nuclear weapons.The issue of UN referral "will be discussed intensively" when US Deputy Secretary of ...

South Korea to soon propose nuclear talks with North

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea will soon propose holding talks with the North that could pave the way for a resumption of six-party negotiations aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions in return for aid, an official said on Monday.The meeting, which would ...

Major powers snub Iran invite for nuclear tour

Iran's invitation to a number of key countries to visit its nuclear sites has effectively been snubbed by major powers, diplomats here said Friday.Diplomats close to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told AFP that only a small number of countries had ...

China says "difficult" to accept Iran nuclear invite

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said it will be "difficult" for its ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency to tour Iran's nuclear facilities, potentially smoothing a source of friction ahead of President Hu Jintao's trip to Washington next week.China has backed U.N. ...