North Korea reaches deal; Country approves blueprint for verifying nuclear disarmament.(Main)

Byline: JIM YARDLEY and JAKE HOOKER - New York Times

BEIJING - Negotiators in the North Korean nuclear talks agreed Saturday to a blueprint for verifying North Korea's nuclear disarmament as part of a deal under which it would dismantle its main Yongbyon nuclear weapons complex by the end of October in exchange for energy and economic aid.

The accord, announced by China in a joint communique among the six nations involved in the talks, gives new momentum to the negotiations, yet leaves many difficult issues unresolved in what has been a long and halting process to rid North Korea of its nuclear arsenal. No timetable has been set for full disarmament.

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