The U.S. envoy to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program says negotiators have reached a tentative agreement.
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The talks began in Beijing on Thursday and continued through a marathon session overnight Monday.
South Korea, China, Russia, Japan and the United States have been pushing North Korea to agree to steps drawn up by China aimed at starting Pyongyang's nuclear disarmament. But delegates said North Korea's demands for energy aid in return for disarmament were "excessive."
They said the dispute centered on how much energy aid the five nations would give North Korea, the timing of that aid, and what Pyongyang would give in return.
Pyongyang conducted its first known nuclear test in October, and says it has several nuclear weapons.
Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.