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US and N Korea hold nuclear talks
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In a statement sent to the South, a North Korean general threatened that his country would take unspecified "military countermeasures" against its neighbor, the South Korean Defense Ministry said. (article 1)
North Korea was responding to a Defense Ministry message Wednesday asking the communist North to stop trying to provoke the South, saying Seoul was ready for dialogue to promote peace. (article 1)
North Korea's military was expected to ban South Korean officials from crossing the border for talks and other reasons, ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-ki told reporters, according to his office. (article 1)
Lee was personally targeted in a North Korean propaganda missive earlier this week that labeled him a "traitor" and warned that South Korea would face unspecified consequences for Lee's pro-U.S. policy. (article 1)
North Korea agreed in February 2007 to give up its nuclear programme in return for aid, in a six-nation deal with the US, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia. (article 3)
North Korea denies both allegations and says it has already provided the US with full details of its nuclear activities. (article 3)
The United States and North Korea opened a new round of talks Tuesday to resolve a deadlock over the communist nation's nuclear programs, amid warnings by Washington that time was running out. (article 2)
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Source articles
- Related article (Washington Post, 04/08/2008, 586 words)
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- US and N Korea hold nuclear talks (BBC News, 04/08/2008, 365 words)
- Related article (Washington Post, 04/07/2008, 414 words)
- National Government, Maryland, United Nations - (baltimoresun.com, 04/08/2008, 644 words)
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