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| U.S. seeks "clarification" on DPRK's plan for nuclear facilities |
| 2008-09-07 |
| (Xinhua) -- U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill left here Thursday for China for international talks over the announcement by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop work on disabling the Yongbyon nuclear complex. Hill, assistant Secretary of State, left for Beijing for Friday consultations with his counterparts from China, South Korea and Japan about the developments in the DPRK, Deputy State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters. On the scheduled meeting, the White House said that it wants clarification on DPRK nuclear facilities. "We want some clarification on what is happening in North Korea," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said, adding "We're going to try to make sure that we keep North Korea headed in the right direction." The senior U.S. officials made the remarks days after the DPRK reportedly has begun to restore the nuclear facilities in Yongbyon. Despite the report from South Korea, the U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Wednesday that there was no evidence of actual reconstruction of nuclear facility by Pyongyang. The DPRK announced on Aug. 26 that it has suspended disablement of the nuclear facilities and warned it would consider to restart them as the U.S. side failed to implement its promises under previous agreements reached at the six-party talks on the nuclear issues of the Korean Peninsula. |
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