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US has no interest in N Korea regime change: Armitage
Beijing, July 04: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said today that Washington had no interest in regime change in North Korea and warned there was no quick fix to the festering nuclear issue.
Beijing, July 04: US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said today that Washington had no interest in regime change in North Korea and warned there was no quick fix to the festering nuclear issue.
In an interview with Radio Free Asia, he praised Chinese cooperation, but was lukewarm in his appraisal of Russia's input.
His comments came as delegates from China, Japan, and South Korea converged on Washington this week to discuss the next course of action.
South Korean President Roh moo-Hyun meanwhile arrives in Beijing on Monday for talks with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
Despite China and Russia this week blocking a US bid to have the United Nations Security Council condemn Pyongyang's nuclear drive, Armitage said that the United States will keep working with other nations for a peaceful resolution.
Moscow and Beijing "have some concerns about this (US-sponsored Security Council resolution)," Armitage said.
"I think they're not the only ones who have some concerns.”
"We, who are often accused of being unilateralists, are interested in trying to resolve these issues in multilateral forums like the United Nations, but we're taking into consideration the views of others such as China and Russia."
China and Russia, permanent UN Security Council members, sought to delay UN condemnation after a senior North Korean general said any us-led sanctions would amount to a break of the armistice than ended the 1950-53 Korean war.
Bureau Report
His comments came as delegates from China, Japan, and South Korea converged on Washington this week to discuss the next course of action.
South Korean President Roh moo-Hyun meanwhile arrives in Beijing on Monday for talks with Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
Despite China and Russia this week blocking a US bid to have the United Nations Security Council condemn Pyongyang's nuclear drive, Armitage said that the United States will keep working with other nations for a peaceful resolution.
Moscow and Beijing "have some concerns about this (US-sponsored Security Council resolution)," Armitage said.
"I think they're not the only ones who have some concerns.”
"We, who are often accused of being unilateralists, are interested in trying to resolve these issues in multilateral forums like the United Nations, but we're taking into consideration the views of others such as China and Russia."
China and Russia, permanent UN Security Council members, sought to delay UN condemnation after a senior North Korean general said any us-led sanctions would amount to a break of the armistice than ended the 1950-53 Korean war.
Bureau Report