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US Running Out Of Patience With North Korea
Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2006 The United States is running out of patience with North Korea's refusal to give up its nuclear weapons, the US envoy to disarmament talks said Monday as he warned the reclusive nation its future was at stake. "There have been lots of damages to the six-party process. There have been too many delays," Christopher Hill told reporters, summarizing the US position he put forward at the six-nation forum on North Korea's atomic program. "I made the point ... we should be a little less patient, pick up the pace and work a little faster." Hill said he had told the North Korean envoy in Monday's talks that his nation faced a crucial decision as to whether it would continue with its nuclear program following its first-ever atomic test on October 9. "We have come to a very important juncture ... we are at the fork on the road. But I can't tell you which road the DPRK (North Korea) is going," he said. "For the DPRK, their future is very much at stake. The future of most of the other countries are not at stake. I think the US will go on, China will go on, but for the DPRK it is a very fundamental question." Hill did not elaborate on what he meant by North Korea's future being at stake. The North has repeatedly said it went nuclear because it feels threatened by a "hostile" US policy against it. Hill said he expected to hold a bilateral meeting with the North Korean delegation on Tuesday. The six-nation talks -- involving the two Koreas, the United States, host China, Japan and Russia -- resumed on Monday in Beijing after a 13-month hiatus. They are aimed at convincing North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program.
Source: Agence France-Presse
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North Korea should take action to give up nuclear ambition: Abe "North Korea must take a step toward nuclear abolishment through the dialogue," Abe was quoted by Jiji Press as telling reporters in Tokyo. "Otherwise, North Korea will never be accepted by the international community," he said. "Each of the other countries needs to form a united front and urge North Korea to take a step forward." His comments came after fresh six-nation talks on the issue resumed in Beijing. North Korea returned to the six-nation forum after boycotting the talks for more than a year in protest at US financial sanctions imposed against it for alleged money laundering and counterfeiting. UN sanctions were slapped on the country after it shocked the world by testing a nuclear bomb in October. The six-nation talks involve host China, the United States, the two Koreas, Japan and Russia.
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North Korea Demands All Sanctions Be Lifted Before It Disarms Nukes
Beijing (AFP) Dec 18, 2006North Korea defiantly refused Monday to give up its nuclear weapons unless global sanctions against it were lifted, as the United States warned it was losing patience with the reclusive nation. Declaring itself "satisfied" with becoming a nuclear power following its first atomic test on October 9, North Korea showed no signs of compromise as six-nation talks on its nuclear program resumed here after a 13-month break. |
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