21.   The United States and South Korea on Thursday put conditions on continued diplomatic dialogue with North Korea saying that Pyongyang must freeze its suspect nuclear program.

22.   US and South Korean officials awaited word from North Korea Sunday on whether it was prepared to return to talks or would resume its suspect nuclear program.

23.   US troops are stationed on Japanese soil and the two countries have pooled their efforts over the past year to press North Korea to relinquish its suspect nuclear program.

24.   North Korea has agreed to freeze its suspect nuclear program in exchange for two light-water reactors provided by a US-led consortium.

25.   North Korea on Thursday said its suspect nuclear program would stay frozen and that it still planned to reopen talks with the United States on the stalled nuclear agreement.

26.   North Korea is under pressure not to do anything to jeopardize the landmark October agreement on its suspect nuclear program and its recently warming relations with Washington.

27.   Pyongyang promised to freeze its suspect nuclear program in exchange for help in replacing its graphite-moderated reactors which produce plutonium with the safer models.

28.   Pyongyang has promised to freeze its suspect nuclear program in exchange for help replacing its graphite-moderated reactors which produces plutonium with safer models.

29.   Since the walkout Pyongyang has agreed to new talks, while holding out the threat of restarting its suspect nuclear program.

30.   Since the walkout Pyongyang has agreed to restart high-level talks between Gallucci and Kang, while holding out the threat of restarting its suspect nuclear program.