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...Jong Il, the reclusive heir apparent of Kim Il Sung, is trying to consolidate his control of North Korea
North Korea issued a highly unusual invitation to South Koreans to visit the normally isolated North for Kim Il Sung's funeral and then postponed the services for two days. As speculation rose about the succession of Kim Jong Il to power, South Korea said it would not relax its prohibitions of visits to the North. U.S. officials are expected to meet with a North Korean delegation in New York this week to discuss North Korea's nuclear program...
Pyongyang and Washington will resume talks to end the nuclear standoff on Aug. 5, officials from both countries said. The discussion had been suspended after the death of North Korean President Kim Il Sung on July...
...North Korea agreed to resume talks to end the 16-month nuclear standoff. The move should calm some fears about the new President, Kim Jong Il. He apparently intends to keep open the diplomatic lines to the West. No date for the talks has been announced...
National Security Adviser Tony Lake said North Korean officials "went out of their way" in the past few days to assure the U.S. that talks over their nuclear program will happen soon. Today's funeral for lifetime leader Kim Il Sung was the last stage of mourning necessary for the meetings to resume, Lake said, and U.S. officials expect they'll soon be dealing with his son, the big-haired enigma, Kim Jong Il.ARGENTINA . . . WAS THE BOMB BLAST REVENGE? The blowing up of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires yesterday may have been retaliation for Israel's gains against Hizballah...