Reuters - "North Korea at brink of new disarmament talks"

[TomCADem]

I know the upcoming talks with Iran are getting most of the attention, but lets not forget North Korea:

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSTRE58O5MC20090925

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SEOUL (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was firmly back in control of his country and the erratic communist state may be set to return to negotiations on ending its nuclear arms program.

World leaders gather in New York this week for a U.N. summit and later in Pittsburgh where dialogue partners at the disarmament talks will try to coordinate a new approach to coax Pyongyang back to the table, 10 months after talks broke down.

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U.S. officials are expected to sit down with North Koreans after the U.N. General Assembly that begins on Monday to discuss the nuclear issue. No formal concessions are being given to the North by the United States by agreeing to meet, but it is a key diplomatic coup for Pyongyang both at home and abroad. The meeting will likely pave the way for the North's return to talks.

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[aquart]

1. All he wanted was a little polite attention.