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November 27, 2007

Nuclear Envoys Arrive in N. Korea to Assess Disablement Progress
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Sung Kim tells reporters in Beijing representatives feel they are
making progress Representatives from five nations involved in talks on
North Korea's nuclear program have arrived in Pyongyang to observe the
disablement of the country's main nuclear complex.







Sung Kim (file photo)Before departing for North Korea Tuesday, senior
U.S. diplomat Sung Kim told reporters in Beijing that representatives
feel they are making progress. Kim was accompanied by officials from
China, Japan, Russia and South Korea.

The multinational team is expected to stay in North Korea for three
days.

North Korea has promised to disable its nuclear facilities and declare
all of its nuclear programs by the end of this year.  In return,
Pyongyang was promised energy assistance and political concessions.

The U.S. Embassy in Seoul confirmed Monday that it has stationed a
State Department official in North Korea to help with the nuclear
disablement process.

The top U.S. nuclear envoy, Christopher Hill, is also departing
Tuesday for a visit to Tokyo and Seoul.  Hill is expected to go to
Beijing for a likely new round of six-nation discussions about
disarming North Korea's nuclear program.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP.


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