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U.N. Command soldiers receive a coffin said to contain the remains of a U.S. soldier killed during the 1950-53 Korean War from North Korean soldiers at the truce village of Panmunjom Tuesday. North Korea, in an apparent attempt to improve bilateral relations, returned what it said were the remains of 34 U.S. soldiers killed during the war. Including Tuesday's repatriation, North Korea has returned 194 sets of bones to the United States since 1990. Tuesday's repatriation comes as U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali prepares to visit North Korea to discuss, among other things, its nuclear program. North Korea says its nuclear sites are for peaceful purposes only, but the nation has balked at full international inspections. Talks are under way between North Korea and the United States, but Boutros-Ghali has said he is willing to help.

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