Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (C) meets with (L to R) Akitaka Saiki of Japan, Kim Sook of South Korea, Kim Kye Gwan of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Christopher Hill of the United States, Alexei Borodavkin of Russia and Wu Dawei of China, chief negotiators for the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2008.

Envoys to the Six-Party Talks (from left), US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, DPRK'S Kim Kye-gwan, Russia's Alexei Borodavkin, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, ROK'S Kim Sook and Japan's Akitaka Saiki, join hands in a symbolic gesture before negotiations begin in Beijing July 10, 2008.

Wu Dawei (L), China's chief negotiator for the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, shakes hands with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 10, 2008.

5th Round of Six-party Talks

The top nuclear negotiator of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Gye-gwan, said that he was satisfied with the "good results" of the latest six-party talks. more>>

DPRK nuke talks end with verification agreement

Chief delegates of the six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue ended talks here on Saturday afternoon, agreeing to establish a verification mechanism for denuclearization.

• DPRK snubs ROK, says no to talks offer (Jul 13, 23:50 GMT)
• Full text: Press communique of the heads of delegation meeting of the 6th round of the six-party talks (Jul 12, 11:29 GMT)

Latest News

• DPRK snubs ROK, says no to talks offer (Jul 13, 23:50 GMT)
• Full text: Press communique of the heads of delegation meeting of the 6th round of the six-party talks (Jul 12, 11:29 GMT)
• North Korean nuclear talks lead to agreement (Jul 12, 11:16 GMT)
• Korean Peninsular nuclear talks end with verification agreement (Jul 12, 08:19 GMT)
• Six parties reach "principled consensus" on DPRK nuclear verification (Jul 11, 14:16 GMT)
• Nuke talks resume on hopeful note (Jul 11, 05:45 GMT)
• Six-Party nuke talks resume (Jul 11, 05:41 GMT)
• Top negotiators meet for new round of nuclear discussions (Jul 10, 08:32 GMT)
• NKorean nuclear disarmanent talks resume: SKorean official (Jul 10, 08:32 GMT)
• DPRK urges U.S. to take substantial action ahead of six-party talks (Jul 10, 08:03 GMT)
• Bilateral meetings pave way for new six-party nuclear talks in Beijing (Jul 09, 11:24 GMT)
• Heads of six-party talks to meet for new round talks (Jul 08, 07:29 GMT)
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DPRK's Nuclear Breakthrough

• DPRK destroys cooling tower at Yongbyon nuclear complex (Jun 27, 08:13 GMT)
• DPRK destroys cooling tower at Yongbyon nuclear complex (Jun 27, 08:46 GMT)
• DPRK may blast cooling tower at Yongbyon reactor Friday (Jun 26, 12:57 GMT)
• DPRK submits nuclear declaration to chair of six-party talks (Jun 26, 10:52 GMT)
• DPRK to submit nuclear declaration to chair of Six-Party talks (Jun 26, 09:14 GMT)
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US Attitude

• U.S. chief negotiator speeds up DPRK denuclearization verification (Jul 08, 16:14 GMT)
• Nations in six-party talks welcome DPRK cooling tower demolition (Jun 27, 16:31 GMT)
• U.S. to remove DPRK from list of terrorism sponsors (Jun 26, 11:11 GMT)
• U.S. to remove DPRK from terror list if it makes full declaration (Jun 26, 01:29 GMT)
• Hill: DPRK has to give verifiable figures of plutonium (Jun 24, 14:26 GMT)
• U.S. expects DPRK to submit nuclear declaration on June 26 (Jun 23, 15:31 GMT)
• U.S. official says DPRK close to submit nuclear program (May 23, 21:56 GMT)
• U.S. sees DPRK nuclear declaration "moving ahead" (May 22, 20:17 GMT)
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Backgrounder

• History of DPRK nuclear issue (Jul 10, 08:37 GMT)
• Backgrounder: Nuclear issue on Korean Peninsular (Jun 26, 16:23 GMT)
• Backgrounder: Major events on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue since last October (Jun 26, 15:35 GMT)
• Backgrounder: Difficult points, disputes in Korean Peninsula nuclear issue (Jun 26, 15:44 GMT)
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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (C) meets with chief negotiators for the six-party talks on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsula, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 12, 2008. more>>

Envoys to the Six-Party Talks (from left), US Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, DPRK'S Kim Kye-gwan, Russia's Alexei Borodavkin, Chinese Vice-Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, ROK'S Kim Sook and Japan's Akitaka Saiki, join hands in a symbolic gesture before negotiations begin in Beijing, July 10, 2008. more>>

Wu Dawei (R), China's top negotiator on Korean Peninsular nuclear issue, meets with his South Korean counterpart Kim Sook in Beijing, capital of China, July 9, 2008. more>>

The cooling tower at the DPRK's nuclear complex in Yongbyon gets demolished on Friday, in a sign of its commitment to stop making plutonium for atomic bombs. more>>

The cooling tower at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, North Korea is seen in this December 18, 2007 file photo. more>>

Reporters from CNN arrive at the Pyongyang Sunan international airport in Pyongyang, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, June 26, 2008. more>>