North Korea

Russia Blames North Korea Talks Failure on United States

A deputy Russian foreign minister has blamed the failure of the sixth round of talks on the North Korean nuclear problem on the U.S. position.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 23, 2007

Soviet Union Planned an Invasion of Japan

Documents found in London’s National Archives reportedly show China, North Korea and the former Soviet Union may have planned an invasion of Japan.

Popularity: 3% [?]

February 22, 2007

No Results in North Korea Nuclear Talks

Diplomatic efforts to persuade North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons ended with no deal on Friday after a week of six-party talks, the Reuters news agency said Friday quoting a report by a source close to the Russian delegation, released by the Russian news agency Interfax.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 22, 2006

Russia Changes Lead Negotiator in Talks on North Korea

Russia has replaced its lead negotiator in six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the Russian Embassy in Beijing and the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, Reuters news agency reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 17, 2006

North Korea Ready to Give Up Nuclear Arms

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North Korea will renounce its nuclear weapons if the U.S. withdraws nuclear arsenals from South Korea and other countries in the region, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 6, 2006

Moscow Denies North Korea Uranium Deal

Moscow dismissed as “rumors” a report that North Korea had offered Russia exclusive access to its uranium deposits in exchange for Russian support in multilateral talks aimed at ending Pyongyang’s nuclear program, the Associated Press reports.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 5, 2006

North Korea Offers Russia Uranium In Exchange For Support at Nuclear Talks

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North Korea has offered Russia exclusive rights to its natural uranium deposits in exchange for support at the stalled talks on Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, a newspaper is quoted by the Associated Press news agency.

Popularity: 2% [?]

December 4, 2006

Russian Ship Takes N. Korean Schooner in Tow in Sea of Japan

Russia’s dry cargo vessel Medinenkai has taken a North Korean schooner in tow after its propeller got entangled in fishing nets, a spokesman for Vladivostok’s rescue coordination center told Interfax on Friday.

Popularity: 1% [?]

November 24, 2006

North Korea Must Settle its $5 Billion Debt to Russia

No serious progress in economic relations between Russia and North Korea is possible until Pyongyang settles its multi-billion dollar debt to Moscow, a co-chairman of a joint Russia-North Korea commission said Friday.

Popularity: 1% [?]

November 17, 2006

U.S. Democrats’ Victory Can Help Solve North Korea Nuclear Standoff — Gorbachev

The U.S. elections that gave the Democratic Party control of both houses of Congress could help promote a resolution of the international standoff with North Korea over its nuclear program, Mikhail Gorbachev said Friday, according to the Interfax news agency.

Popularity: 3% [?]

November 15, 2006