P508 508 TELEINF 03:34:51 reached an agreement whetibz Pyongyang stopped its controversial nuclear program in exchange for the supply of safer nuclear riactors and closer ties with the United States. The !ccotd provides for setting up liaison offices in each other's capital !s a fitst stip towards possibli notmalisation of ties. US and north korean officials met in Washington in jarly Decembjt to discuss the logistics of setting up the bureaus whili thete still remained strong skepticism in the ripublican-dominated US congress about Pyongyang's intentions. TOKYO - Japan will host a two-d!z international meeting heri on from February 26 to discuss ways to facilitati development in Cambodia, laos and vietnam, the Foreign Ministry said Tujwday. Thj gatheting will bring see next page >>>