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North Korea urges US to change its policy
Seoul, Feb 29: North Korea warned Sunday that six-nation talks won`t help resolve the standoff over its nuclear program if the U.S. doesn`t change its policy toward the Communist state.
Seoul, Feb 29: North Korea warned Sunday that six-nation talks won't help resolve
the standoff over its nuclear program if the U.S. doesn't change its policy
toward the Communist state.
The comments came just a day after a second round of six-nation discussions
ended in Beijing without achieving any major breakthrough. But delegates from
the US, Russia, China, Japan and the two Koreas did agree to hold more talks
before July.
The six countries also said they would set up a lower-level working group to handle details involved in solving the 16-month-old dispute. On Sunday, a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said Pyongyang had consented to more talks because it still seeks a peaceful resolution to the nuclear issue.
"It is difficult to expect that any further talks would help find a solution to the issue," the unidentified spokesman told KCNA, the North's official news agency. "The settlement of the nuclear issue will entirely depend on the change in the U.S. attitude."
"Any further six-way talks will not prove helpful to the solution of the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. unless the U.S. shows its will to make a switchover in its policy toward the DPRK," the spokesman said, using the initials of North Korea's official name. The spokesman also warned Pyongyang would "more quickly take necessary measures" as the crisis drags on. He didn't specify what the necessary measures were.
Bureau Report
The six countries also said they would set up a lower-level working group to handle details involved in solving the 16-month-old dispute. On Sunday, a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said Pyongyang had consented to more talks because it still seeks a peaceful resolution to the nuclear issue.
"It is difficult to expect that any further talks would help find a solution to the issue," the unidentified spokesman told KCNA, the North's official news agency. "The settlement of the nuclear issue will entirely depend on the change in the U.S. attitude."
"Any further six-way talks will not prove helpful to the solution of the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. unless the U.S. shows its will to make a switchover in its policy toward the DPRK," the spokesman said, using the initials of North Korea's official name. The spokesman also warned Pyongyang would "more quickly take necessary measures" as the crisis drags on. He didn't specify what the necessary measures were.
Bureau Report