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Comprehensive deal on N Korea reached: US |
2007-10-01 |
Envoys from six nations struck an agreement on Sunday on the next phase of ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, which the United States hailed as comprehensive and detailed. The provisional agreement will now go back to the governments for approval, and negotiators will resume their talks here in a few days so the deal can be sealed, the US and other envoys said. No specifics of the agreement were released, although the negotiations were focused on devising a plan for North Korea to disable its key nuclear facilities and declare all its atomic programme. “The joint statement was very comprehensive”, US negotiator Christopher Hill told reporters, referring to the agreement outlined by China, which is hosting the talks. “China put together a very nice joint statement. There are lots of details. It is very useful.” A South Korean official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Sunday’s statement referred to disabling the North’s main nuclear facility at Yongbyon and two other sites by the end of this year. Chinese envoy Wu Dawei said the talks had only been suspended for two days so that each nation could formally approve the joint statement, according to a notice on China’s foreign ministry website. |
Posted by:Fred |
#5 This may be more about getting the Norks' "customer list" than about shutting reactors down. Another shot across the bow to Iran? Then again, maybe this is as meaningless as all other agreements with Lil Kim |
Posted by: charger 2007-10-01 12:54 |
#4 Have we taken our pound of flesh for their little Syrian adventure? |
Posted by: mojo 2007-10-01 11:50 |
#3 I guess all nuke material has been off-loaded to Syria and Iran, so NorK can sign an agreement now. |
Posted by: Spot 2007-10-01 08:03 |
#2 the next phase of ending North KoreaÂ’s nuclear weapons programme How is it that this elicits not an iota of confidence regarding any actual resolution to this crisis in the immediate future? Either there are comprehensive and unconditional inspections at the sites of our choosing or Kim can pound hot sand. |
Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-01 02:37 |
#1 Why would anyone think that the Norks will honor this agreement any more than they honored the last agreement? Oh, wait. This is our State Department. No "thinking" that any sane person could fathom is involved. Never mind. |
Posted by: PBMcL 2007-10-01 01:00 |