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Fuel ship bound for North Korea

A ship carrying the first delivery of fuel to North Korea, under a key nuclear disarmament deal, has left a South Korean port.
The ship, carrying 6,200 tons of oil, is expected to arrive in North Korea on Saturday.

Pyongyang has indicated it may begin the process of closing its Yongbyon nuclear reactor once the aid arrives.

A UN nuclear team is also due to arrive in Pyongyang on Saturday, to start monitoring the reactor's shutdown.

Multilateral talks involving North Korea and its dialogue partners - China, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the US - to discuss futher progress towards ending Pyongyang's nuclear programme are expected to resume in Beijing next week.

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