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Yonhap breaking news headlines from the 6-way talks - N. Korea rejects U.S. proposal made at third round of six-way talks, calling it unreasonable and lacking specifics about peaceful coexistence. N. Korea calls for dismantment of nuclear weapons in S. Korea, a ban on bringing nuclear weapons into S. Korea and on provision of a nuclear umbrella for S. Korea. N. Korea calls for unconditional guarantee from U.S. not to use nuclear weapons. Japan willing to make corresponding determination if N. Korea gives up all existing nuclear weapons and nuclear programs, and promises large-scale economic cooperation to N. Korea if...

A series of diplomatic contacts are scheduled this week to help relieve the North Korean nuclear issue. Sources say South Korea plans to send its top nuclear negotiator, Deputy Foreign Minister Song Min-soon, to Beijing this week to ask China to use more of its influence over North Korea in getting Pyongyang back to the negotiating table. China, in turn, is expected to dispatch a high-level communist party official, Wang Jiarui, to North Korea as early as this weekend. In the meantime, South Korea, the U.S. and Japan are reportedly pushing to open a 6-way consultative meeting also comprising North...