US may provide $ 25 million in fuel to North Korea

WASHINGTON, Sep 13 (Reuters) The United States has made enough headway in talks on ending North Korea's atomic programs to prepare for the possibility of rewarding Pyongyang with 25 million dollars in heavy fuel oil, according to a US document obtained by Reuters.

''Although these discussions remain ongoing, the administration deems the initial progress as sufficient justification to begin preparations for a first shipment by the United States,'' said the document yesterday, which was sent to Congress on Tuesday.

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