Feb 8th, 2010 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reiterated his country's pledge to achieve a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula when he met a senior Chinese envoy, Beijing's official news agency reported. "The sincerity of relevant parties to resume the six-party talks is very important," Kim said.
Nov 11th, 2009 · A naval skirmish this week between the two Koreas will not affect Washington's decision to send a senior diplomat to communist North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday. Clinton, speaking on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore, said envoy Stephen Bosworth will go to North Korea "in the near future" in an attempt to persuade it to return to six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
Oct 9th, 2009 · President Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace prize for international diplomacy efforts. The Nobel committee attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.
Oct 9th, 2009 · President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world "hope for a better future" and striving for nuclear disarmament. Steve Inskeep speaks with NPR's Rob Gifford for international reaction to the news.
Oct 5th, 2009 · North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told China's premier that Pyongyang would attend multilateral talks on disarmament, depending on progress in talks with the U.S., China's official news agency reported. The North's Korean Central News Agency carried nearly identical comments.
Apr 14th, 2009 · A defiant North Korea ousted international nuclear inspectors and said it would boycott disarmament talks in retaliation for the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch.
Apr 14th, 2009 · North Korea vowed Tuesday to restart its nuclear reactor and to boycott international disarmament talks for good in retaliation for the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch.
Feb 26th, 2009 · Stephen Bosworth will meet with negotiators trying to revive nuclear disarmament talks. He is scheduled for stops in the capitals of Russia, Japan, China and South Korea. It's unclear if he will meet with North Korean officials. The trip comes as North Korea's rhetoric grows increasingly hostile.