N. Korea to Present Nuclear Declaration Soon

North Korea is expected to present a declaration of its nuclear programs soon and appear at a fresh round of multilateral talks to end its nuclear ambitions, Yonhap News reported Friday, quoting a State Department spokesman as saying.

Sean McCormack, however, would not give the exact date for the resumption of the six-party talks which have been stalled over the North's failure to present a full and complete declaration of its nuclear programs and activities.

Some diplomatic sources expect North Korea to turn in a list detailing its nuclear stockpile next week.

The reclusive communist nation also wants the U.S. and other related nations to shoulder the financial burden for its planned demolition of a cooling tower at its main nuclear complex north of Pyongyang, a government official said.

"As far as I know, North Korea and the U.S. reached a compromise that North Korea submits the declaration around June 26 to China and the U.S. will soon take steps to remove it from the list of terrorism-sponsoring nations," Yonhap said quoting a diplomatic source familiar with the nuclear talks.

North Korea will then blow up the outdated Yongbyon cooling tower, the source added.