U.S., North Korea to Begin Nuclear Talks
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By SANG-HUN CHOE, Associated Press Writer

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S., Chinese and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing next week to try to resolve a six-month standoff over the communist North's suspected development of nuclear weapons, U.S. and South Korean officials said Wednesday...

Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) said the quick U.S. military success in Iraq (news - web sites) may have influenced North Korea's thinking on opening diplomatic discussions...

After insisting on one-on-one talks with Washington for months, Pyongyang indicated Saturday it was willing to accept U.S. demands for multilateral discussions on the dispute...