(Reuters) North Korea fully ready to end nuclear work: envoy

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North Korea fully ready to end nuclear work: envoy

By Jack Kim
Reuters

Mar 4, 2007 — SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is fully prepared to shut down
its nuclear facilities and allow inspections, a South Korean official said in New
York, where envoys from Pyongyang and Washington are set to begin rare
talks on improving ties.

North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan has been on a visit to the
United States since Thursday, becoming the highest-ranking official to do
so since 2000.

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"The North has agreed to the initial steps and has the intention to fully do
its part," Chun was quoted as saying by South Korean media after he met
Kim at a hotel on Saturday.

Chun, South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator, is accompanying Foreign
Minister Song Ming-soon's visit to the United States.

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