Word: pyongyang
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...Pyongyang Hesitates...
...North Korea agreed to resume talks over Pyongyang's nuclear program Sept. 23. At the top of the agenda: Mounting rumors, amplified by South Korea, that Kim Jong Il faces internal and external problems in succeeding the late Kim Il Sung as head of state. He hasn't been seen in public since his father's funeral on July 20. But things may settle down: Both South Korea's spy chief and its ambassador to Washington reversed course today, saying they thought the big-haired playboy was in full control...
...agrees to buy out Pyongyang's nukes...
...rods that North Korea could otherwise use in its alleged nuclear weapons program, a North Korean diplomat said. The pact could set off a domino effect, observes TIME correspondent Jay Peterzell, resulting in a U.S.-funded, $2 billion light-water reactor -- unsuitable for production of fuel for weapons -- for Pyongyang, and the establishment of full diplomatic ties. After tonight, the two sides are expected to break until September. "This buys time and keeps everything on track," Peterzell says. In the meantime, he adds, the U.S. will gather international support so the reactor deal hits no snags...
...North Korean newspaper says that the government will demand a new nuclear reactor as a condition of opening its nuclear program to international inspectors. If that deal flies, according to the government organ, Pyongyang will seek a "package deal" that includes full diplomatic ties. The talk may not be so tough, since the Clinton Administration quietly floated the nuke offer weeks ago. Even as relations with the North grew somewhat warmer, the U.S. had to reprimand the South. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Gallucci, the chief U.S. negotiator, slammed Seoul for rhetorical attacks on the North and for the wide...