U.S. envoy makes surprise trip to N. Korea to jump-start disarmament

Friday, June 22, 2007

SEOUL, South Korea -- International efforts to shut down North Korea's nuclear program took a surprise turn Thursday when the United States altered course, sending a key American official to Pyongyang for direct talks with the communist country.

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