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North Korea nuclear talks begin


What goes on in North Korea's
nuclear facilities is unclear

Officials from six countries have begun low-level discussions in Beijing, aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

The talks bring together both Koreas, the US, China, Russia and Japan.

The crisis began in October 2002, when the US said North Korea was working on a secret uranium enrichment programme.

North and South Korea also announced plans for their first general-level military talks for over 50 years, in a bid to ease tensions in the region.

The defence ministers of the two Koreas have met before, as have junior military officers.

But generals - the most senior working military officers - have not held talks since the end of the Korean war in 1953.

Defence officials in Seoul said the talks - which North Korea will host - are to take place on 26 May.

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