The Bush administration is to remove North Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism, US officials say.
One official told Reuters news agency that Pyongyang had provided Washington with assurances on verifying its nuclear activities.
President George W Bush had therefore decided to remove North Korea from the list of states, the official said.
The listing has been a factor in the deadlock over North Korea's nuclear disarmament.
An administration official also told the AFP news agency: "We've agreed to a series of verification measures [on North Korea's nuclear programme], and North Korea says it will restore Yongbyon nuclear reactor ...
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North Korea rejects olive branch ... flowing from that we can now remove North Korea from the list of state sponsors of terror."
The move follows days of deliberations within the US administration after a visit to Pyongyang last week by US envoy Chris Hill.
Analysts say the deal will be unpopular with some conservative Republicans.
(BBC)
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