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- Agreement states that all nuclear programs will be disabled by the end of 2007
- Parties present: United States, North Korea, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea
- Ended nuclear program in order to be lifted from the U.S. list of countries that sponsor terrorismThe Guardian: North Korea 'still on US terror blacklist' (September 7, 2009)
- Agreed to disable its nuclear programs by year-end 2007The Washington Post: N. Korea Agrees to Nuclear Deadline (September 3, 2007)
- Talks also included ways to normalize relations with the U.S.The Washington Post: N. Korea Agrees to Nuclear Deadline (September 3, 2007)
- The state sponsored terrorism list imposes a ban on arms-related sales and restricts economic aidThe Washington Post: N. Korea Agrees to Nuclear Deadline (September 3, 2007)
- Japanese officials demanded an account of Japanese citizens kidnapped and taken to North Korea in the 1970s and '80sThe Washington Post: N. Korea Agrees to Nuclear Deadline (September 3, 2007)
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Seeking removal from the United States' list of states that sponsor terrorism, North Korea agreed to disclose and disable all of its nuclear programs in September 2007. The concession came at a six-party negotiation, which was held on the 2007 Labor Day Weekend in Geneva, Switzerland.The Guardian: North Korea 'still on US terror blacklist' (September 7, 2009)
After the 15-member U.N. Security Council condemned North Korea's launch of a missile on April 5, 2009, the country stated that it will get rid of all its disarmament agreements, never participate in a six-country negotiation and restart its nuclear program. The announcement was made on April 14, 2009.The Washington Post: N. Korea Says It Will Boycott... (April 14, 2009)
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Restarting Nuclear Program
North Korea has announced that it will restart its plutonium factory and scrap all disarmament agreements after the U.N. Security Council condemned the country's missile launch on April 14, 2009, which North Korea claims was not a hostile measure, but rather to put a satellite into orbit. Officials further stated that it will never participate in six-country nuclear negotiations again.The Washington Post: N. Korea Says It Will Boycott... (April 14, 2009) -
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North Korea Ends Nuclear Program Questions
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