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IN THE CLAUDE RAINS "I'M SHOCKED . . ." TRADITION, THE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTS THE FOLLOWING: Korean Talks Make Little Progress on Arms Issue

North and South Korea ended an all-night negotiating session here today with South Korea acknowledging that the talks had "not produced a progressive position from the North over the nuclear issue."

Papering over differences after three days of talks, the two sides issued a statement before dawn. "The South and North fully exchanged each other's positions regarding the nuclear issue and agreed to cooperate toward a peaceful resolution to this problem," it said.