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China-Japan-Koreas
North Korea nuclear talks stall
2007-02-12
Six-party talks aimed at dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons programme have stalled again in Beijing, leaving one more day for negotiators to reach a deal. Envoys from North and South Korea, the US, Russia, Japan and China failed to reach agreement on Sunday on Pyongyang's demands for a huge transfer of energy aid. The six nations have agreed on most of a plan that would oblige Pyongyang to close nuclear facilities in return for economic and security assurances.

The talks have faltered over North Korea's demand for fuel aid, which raised suspicious that it may not fully scrap its nuclear arms capabilities. Christopher Hill, the top US envoy to the talks, said, "We're not looking to provide energy assistance so that they could avoid taking the further steps on denuclearisation." "I think we have a real problem if we can't reach an agreement on this."
Posted by:Fred

#6  DEFENCETALK.com > USA - no more negotiations wid North Korea over nukes = nucprogs, Gist - all cards on table; only thing left for USA is to await a NorKor response. OTOH, STRATEGYCENTER.net > CHINA UNSETTLED BY EVENTS IN NORTH KOREA. Shocked when five SoKor femme skaters publicly held up signs proclaiming a Chinese-held/controlled mountain [divine/
spiritual origins] as [pan-]KOREAN territory. Also worried that Pyongyang will unilater stop econ depending on Beijing for goodies [smacks of NORKOR sovereignty frm Beijing].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2007-02-12 22:12  

#5  Kimmie is learning from his counterfit money research EB6305. If he floats enough fake treaties, eventually the World will blame Bush for breaking them.
Posted by: john   2007-02-12 19:31  

#4  Looks like there will be yet another signed agreement for kimmie to break. This just in...Tentative Deal in N. Korea Nuclear Talks. I do hope our people are at least smart enough this time not to ship any oil until some positive and verifiable steps have been taken by the NorKs.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2007-02-12 15:09  

#3  We have been talking to these people for over 50 years, and have never had any significant progress on anything except giving them things in return for lies.....what in heavens name do you think we can get from them when all we have ever taught this one-trick pony is that we are idiots with a short memory. We fall again and again for this BS and the Chinese triangulate this crap for further leverage in their economic and espionage war with us over and over. Stop talking to them and sink whatever ships they send out that we suspect are carrying prohibited technology. God knows they aren't shipping foodstuffs, just dope, phony currentcy and missle parts. God D**n we are stupid sometimes. People in DC and in the IC know the score but the politicians keep getting moved by the press to act as if there will be a breakthrough......after 50 years people, get a clue.
Posted by: JustAboutEnough   2007-02-12 14:32  

#2  Why are we even talking to them? They have a long history of continually lying, obfuscating, breaking signed agreements, and dragging out talks like this. We are playing into their's and SKor's hands.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2007-02-12 11:07  

#1  The NORKs won't come to an agreement, they want to ride out that 'Big Wave' of Iranian US tug of words. My hunch would be that they would rush to the table within a month of the nuclear bunker busters crystallizing the subterranean cavities of the Iranian Nuke sites!!
Posted by: smn   2007-02-12 02:23  

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