Diplomacy Heats Up After N. Korea’s Offer of Talks With U.S.

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North Korea’s recent offers to resume negotiations with South Korea and then the U.S. set off a series of meetings on how to proceed among countries involved in stalled six-party talks over its nuclear program.

Russia sees North Korea’s recent outreach as a potential breakthrough for restarting nuclear disarmament talks, while the U.S. and South Korea say that sincere action from the regime on halting its nuclear ambitions must precede dialogue.