In a statement made on June 18, 2008, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced North Korea would soon deliver the long-awaited document disclosing its history of nuclear activity.BBC News: N Korea nuclear statement 'due' (June 19, 2008)
The declaration would restart four-party negotiations that have been stalled since 2007 and begin the process towards removing North Korea from the United States' list of sponsors of terrorism.
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In 2007, North Korea ended its nuclear program
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Became eligible to receive international aid after closing the Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor
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Delay in disclosing nuclear program history had stalled four-party talks
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Disclosure report would remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terrorism
