North Korea returns to six-party talks
{{date|October 31, 2006}}
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[[Image:Northkoreaflag.jpg|right|thumb|200px|North Korea conducted its first nuclear test three weeks ago]]
[[North Korea]] has today agreed to return to the {{w|six-party talks}} about its nuclear programme, as announced by the {{w|Government of the People's Republic of China|Chinese}} and {{w|Federal government of the United States|U.S.}} governments. This comes after {{w|Politics of North Korea|Pyongyang}}'s withdrawal two weeks ago after the [[United Nations Security Council|UN Security Council]] unanimously voted to impose sanctions on North Korea, which were ultimately designed to remove the ability to create nuclear weapons.

{{w|President of the United States|United States President}} [[George W. Bush]] has thanked the Chinese government for assisting and persuading North Korea to return to the talks. He went on to say that "<nowiki>[</nowiki>the US will<nowiki>]</nowiki> be sending teams to the region to work with our partners to make sure that the current {{w|United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718|United Nations Security Council resolution}} is enforced but also make sure the talks are effective, that we achieve the result we want". Pyongyang did not make the lifting of the sanctions a condition for the resumption of the talks.

The negotiations between the six parties, North Korea, {{w|People's Republic of China|China}}, the {{w|United States|United States of America}}, {{w|South Korea}}, {{w|Russia}}, and {{w|Japan}}, could restart as early as November, said {{w|Christopher R. Hill}}, the chief US negotiator on North Korea. {{w|Politics of South Korea|South Korea}} was optimistic about the resumption of the talks. "The government hopes that the six-party talks will resume at an early date as agreed," said Choo Kyu-ho, spokesman for South Korea's foreign ministry.

== Sources ==

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*{{source|url=http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1216702.php/UN_welcomes_North_Koreas_return_to_nuclear_talks
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North Korea conducted its first nuclear test three weeks ago
North Korea has today agreed to return to the Government of the People's Republic of China|Chinese and U.S. governments. This comes after Pyongyang's withdrawal two weeks ago after the UN Security Council unanimously voted to impose sanctions on North Korea, which were ultimately designed to remove the ability to create nuclear weapons.

United States President George W. Bush has thanked the Chinese government for assisting and persuading North Korea to return to the talks. He went on to say that "the US will be sending teams to the region to work with our partners to make sure that the current United Nations Security Council resolution is enforced but also make sure the talks are effective, that we achieve the result we want". Pyongyang did not make the lifting of the sanctions a condition for the resumption of the talks.

The negotiations between the six parties, North Korea, China, the United States of America, Russia, and Christopher R. Hill, the chief US negotiator on North Korea. South Korea was optimistic about the resumption of the talks. "The government hopes that the six-party talks will resume at an early date as agreed," said Choo Kyu-ho, spokesman for South Korea's foreign ministry.
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