North Korean Denuclearization talks resume

For the first time in nine months Six-nation talks with North Korea in Beijing.

Scheduled for three days the talks will outline a process for verification of North
Korea's Nuclear Declaration submitted last moth to Chinese officials.

The US commited to softening sanctions and removing the DPRNK off the list of
state sponsors of terrorism.

The nuclear standoff began
in late 2002 when the US accused the North of seeking to secretly
enrich uranium in violation of a 1994 disarmament deal.

The architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme, Abdul Qadeer Khan,
said last week that he recalled uranium enrichment equipment being sent
from Pakistan to North Korea in 2000.