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N Korea 'to deliver nuclear data' N Korea 'to deliver nuclear data'
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North Korea is set to hand over a long-awaited account of its nuclear programme to China on Thursday, Beijing's foreign ministry has said.North Korea is set to hand over a long-awaited account of its nuclear programme to China on Thursday, Beijing's foreign ministry has said.
The declaration, which is six months overdue, should contain full details of its plutonium enrichment efforts.The declaration, which is six months overdue, should contain full details of its plutonium enrichment efforts.
But analysts caution it is not expected to include data on alleged attempts by North Korea to enrich uranium.But analysts caution it is not expected to include data on alleged attempts by North Korea to enrich uranium.
The handover is part of international efforts offering Pyongyang diplomatic and economic incentives to disarm.The handover is part of international efforts offering Pyongyang diplomatic and economic incentives to disarm.
The US has agreed that if the North Korean declaration is complete, it will take measures to remove the country from its list of states sponsoring terrorism.The US has agreed that if the North Korean declaration is complete, it will take measures to remove the country from its list of states sponsoring terrorism.
The expected declaration is dominating a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Japan. NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR DEAL 2002: N Korea pulls out of previous deal after US accuses it of having secret uranium programmeOctober 2006: North Korea carries out its first test of a nuclear weaponFebruary 2007: North Korea agrees to end nuclear activities in return for aidJuly 2007: North Korea closes its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and allows IAEA inspectors inDecember 2007: North Korea misses a deadline to hand over a declaration of its nuclear work
Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Wu Dawei said North Korea was poised to "submit its nuclear declaration to the chair of the six-party talks and the United States will implement its obligations to remove the designation of [North Korea] as a state sponsor of terrorism."
The expected development is dominating a meeting of G8 foreign ministers in Japan.
In North Korea itself, a senior US diplomat and media have been invited to witness the destruction of a nuclear cooling tower at Yongbyon, on Friday.In North Korea itself, a senior US diplomat and media have been invited to witness the destruction of a nuclear cooling tower at Yongbyon, on Friday.