North Korea
14 October 2008 U.S. Removes North Korea from State Sponsors of Terrorism List The U.S. removed North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after the North Korean government agreed to resume dismantling a plutonium processing plant at Yongbyon and to allow international inspectors.
29 September 2008 Ambassador Hill Going to North Korea for Discussions Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill is headed to North Korea and other parts of the region for consultations over North Korea’s plans to restart its nuclear weapons development facility at Yongbyon.
03 September 2008 North Korea Not Rebuilding Yongbyon Nuclear Complex, U.S. Says The North Koreans appear to be moving some equipment that previously had been stored at its Yongbyon nuclear processing facility, but they do not appear to be rebuilding the plutonium processing plant as North Korean officials had threatened August 26, a State Department spokesman says.
12 August 2008 North Korea Must Provide a Verification Plan, U.S. Officials Say North Korea cannot be removed from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism until it submits a plan that would allow international inspectors to verify North Korea's nuclear program has been stopped, a State Department official says.
01 August 2008 U.S. Envoy Says North Korea Must Improve Human Rights Conditions North Korea’s human rights conditions are "abysmal," says Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill, and must be addressed if Pyongyang hopes to realize improved relations with the United States. "Every day that the people of North Korea continue to suffer represents an unacceptable continuation of oppression," Hill told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee July 31. "The North Koreans don't like to hear the term ‘human rights,' but that does not mean that we shouldn't raise it."
09 July 2008 Six-Party Talks Shift to Confirming North Korean Nuclear Claims As envoys to the Six-Party Talks meet in Beijing to build on recent progress in stabilizing the Korean Peninsula, verifying North Korea’s nuclear claims will top the agenda, says Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill.
02 July 2008 Six-Party Talks Setting Stage for New Diplomacy in Northeast Asia The diplomatic process behind North Korea's abandonment of its nuclear arsenal could lead to a new era of peace and stability for the region, says America’s top diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific.
26 June 2008 United States to Ease North Korea Political, Economic Sanctions The U.S. will remove North Korea from its list of state sponsors of terrorism within 45 days, as long as it can be verified that North Korean leaders have kept their promises and dismantled their nuclear bomb-making program, says National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley. "The president was committed and did today notify the Congress of his intent to lift North Korea's status as a state sponsor of terrorism," Hadley said. This action and lifting final economic sanctions under the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) carry with them "some consequences in terms of easing sanctions," he said.
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12 May 2008 North Korea Discloses New Nuclear Details A top U.S. official has returned from North Korea with new details of Pyongyang's nuclear activities that will help advance international efforts to stabilize the Korean Peninsula. "Our top three priorities are going to be verification, verification, verification," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said as a U.S. delegation returned to Washington with 18,000 pages of newly released documents.
10 May 2008 Fact Sheet: Update on the Six-Party Talks State Department Fact Sheet summarizes recent developments in efforts to acchieve verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
05 May 2008 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty’s Most Serious Test Remarks by Dr. Christopher A. Ford, Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation at the 2nd Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
17 April 2008 U.S. Wants Full Accounting of North Korea's Nuclear Programs The six-nation nuclear talks with North Korea over its weapons program have shown progress, but there is still reason for caution and skepticism, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
08 April 2008 U.S. Envoy Hill's Remarks After Meeting North Korean Official Discussion focused on issues related to Six-Party Talks process said Assistant Secretary Hill following a meeting with DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye-gwan.
28 February 2008 Progress Being Made on North Korea Nuclear Issue, Rice Says The United States believes that considerable progress has been achieved on removing the threat of nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula, and even more can be expected with improved cooperation from the North Korean regime.
26 February 2008 Rice Pleased with Chinese Support on North Korea Nuclear Programs The U.S. is pleased with progress toward eliminating nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, but North Korea also must honor pledges to issue a complete declaration of its nuclear programs. Chinese leaders have agreed to use their influence with North Korean leaders.
06 February 2008 State’s Hill’s Remarks at Senate Foreign Relations Committee Assistant Secretary Hill briefed on the status of the Six-Party Talks for denuclearization of Korean Peninsula.
30 December 2007 State Department North Korea Declaration "We urge North Korea to deliver a complete and correct declaration of all its nuclear weapons programs and nuclear weapons and proliferation activities and complete the agreed disablement."
26 October 2007 Six-Party Process Builds North Korea’s Relations with World Several positive and significant steps have been achieved under the Six-Party Talks, and those steps are beginning to bring North Korea into a different relationship with other nations, says Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill.
03 October 2007 Six Parties Agreement on "Second-Phase Actions for the Implementation of the Joint Statement" The United States welcomes the October 3 agreement, which outlines a roadmap for a declaration of the DPRK’s nuclear programs and disablement of its core nuclear facilities at Yongbyon by the end of the year.
29 August 2007 On-the-Record Briefing by by Christopher R. Hill on his upcoming trip and the Six-Party Talks
17 August 2007 Evening Walkthrough With Reporters at Six-Party Talks with Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
15 August 2007 Joint Press Availability With Republic of Korea Vice Foreign Minister Chun Young-Woo and Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
01 August 2007 Technical Meetings Begin in North Korea Nuclear Talks Diplomats from six nations will begin working in early August on the technical details of an agreement aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, a senior U.S. official says.
23 July 2007 Talks Look To Follow Up on Shutdown of North Korean Reactor Although the six countries involved in negotiations to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons programs did not agree on an overall time frame for the next phase during their recent meetings in Beijing, a senior U.S. diplomat says the parties are looking to get the phase completed by the end of 2007.
20 July 2007 Progress Cited on Elimination of Korean Nuclear Programs The chief U.S. envoy to talks aimed at ridding the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons programs said he is “very satisfied” following meetings in Beijing that he described as “the most productive week in the Six-Party process” involving North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States.
16 July 2007 North Korean Reactor Shutdown a "Very Important First Step" The shutdown of North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear reactor and the first delivery of supplies of heavy fuel oil to Pyongyang represent a "Very Important First Step" toward the elimination of nuclear programs from the Korean Peninsula, but quicker progress in the next set of steps outlined in a multilateral agreement is needed, the Bush administration says.
13 July 2007 Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula Is United States’ First Priority The U.S. hopes to begin talks with North Korea aimed at achieving a peace treaty to the 1950-1953 Korean War before the end of 2007, but a senior U.S. envoy said such an agreement would not be reached until nuclear programs are eliminated from the Korean Peninsula.
25 June 2007 North Korean Nuclear Facility Could Be Disabled Before 2008 North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear reactor could be disabled and a peace mechanism for resolving the decades-old Korean conflict could be in place by the end of 2007, U.S. envoy Christopher Hill says.
21 June 2007 U.S. Envoy in North Korea To Urge Progress On Nuclear Arms Talks U.S. envoy Christopher Hill’s unexpected visit to North Korea comes at "the right time" for consultations between the U.S. and North Korea on implementing the February 13 agreement designed to rid the Korean Peninsula of nuclear weapons.
19 June 2007 U.S. Envoy Hopes Six-Party Talks Will "Pick Up the Pace" The U.S. hopes talks on eliminating nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula will be re-energized and hastened following the transfer of previously frozen North Korean funds from Macau’s Banco Delta Asia.
18 June 2007 United States Welcomes North Korean Invitation to Nuclear Agency The United States welcomes North Korea’s decision to invite international weapons inspectors back to Yongbyon as part of a multilateral agreement to shut down the North Korean nuclear complex there.
27 April 2007 U.S., Japan Say Patience on North Korea “Not Unlimited” U.S. patience with North Korea to follow through on its pledge to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear reactor and other commitments as part of a February 13 agreement is “not unlimited,” President Bush says, but he adds that North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il still has time to “make the right choice.”
20 April 2007 Improving Human Rights in North Korea Strengthens Global Security Improving human rights in North Korea can make the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the world safer while also making North Korean lives better, says a senior U.S. human rights official.
14 April 2007 U.S. Will Give North Korea "A Few More Days" To Keep Nuclear Deal The U.S. is willing to give North Korea a few more days to make good on a pledge to shut down the Yongbyon nuclear reactor after having missed the April 14 deadline for doing so, a senior State Department official says.
10 April 2007 Macanese Authorities Unblock $25 Million in North Korean Funds With the announcement by Macanese authorities that North Korean funds frozen at Banco Delta Asia have been unblocked, the United States and most other members of the Six-Party Talks consider the issue of the frozen accounts "resolved."
22 March 2007 Talks on North Korean Nuclear Program "On Track," U.S. Says The Six-Party Talks concerning the elimination of nuclear programs from the Korean Peninsula remain "on track," according to the chief U.S. negotiator. The talks recessed after four days of meetings in Beijing among delegates from North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Japan, China and the United States.
19 March 2007 End of Fund Dispute Clears Way for North Korean Nuclear Talks Negotiators from North and South Korea, Japan, Russia, China and the United States are expected to advance discussions on dismantling North Korea’s nuclear program now that certain North Korean assets held in Macau’s Banco Delta Asia have been unfrozen.
07 March 2007 North Korea Talks on Track, U.S. Negotiator Says Characterizing two days of meetings as "good, comprehensive and businesslike," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill says it appears that talks to end North Korea's nuclear programs are on track.
22 February 2007 North Korea Nuclear Deal Hinges on 60-Day Timetable The six-party agreement to end North Korea’s nuclear program uses a step-by-step approach that combines a series of short deadlines with increasingly significant goals that could lead eventually to a peace treaty and normalized relations, the senior U.S. negotiator says.
20 February 2007 North Korea Nuclear Deal Seen Strengthening U.S.-China Ties The six-party agreement to end North Korea’s nuclear program was the result of multilateral cooperation and has strengthened the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and China, the top U.S. negotiator says.
14 February 2007 Bush Hails Progress in Six-Party Talks President Bush February 14 hailed the six-party agreement on North Korea’s nuclear program as a victory for multilateral diplomacy.
13 February 2007
North Korea Nuclear Deal a "Breakthrough," Rice Says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says North Korea's decision to dismantle its nuclear weapons in exchange for energy aid is a "breakthrough step."
09 February 2007 U.S. Envoy Cautiously Optimistic About Six-Party Progress Negotiations to convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons development program in exchange for aid and security guarantees remain tough going, but U.S. envoy Christopher Hill says he is “cautiously optimistic” about the latest round of Six-Party Talks, which began February 8.
05 February 2007 Purpose of Six-Party Talks Is Nuclear-Free Korea, U.S. Envoy Says The most important point for the Six-Party Talks "is to get the North Koreans to begin to denuclearize," says the lead U.S. envoy for multilateral discussions among North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States set to resume February 8 in Beijing.
01 February 2007 "Substantial Start" Sought Toward Nuclear-Free Korean Peninsula The U.S. believes there is a "basis for making progress" in the upcoming round of Six-Party Talks among North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the United States, but its chief negotiator in the discussions also cautioned that there had been similar hopes preceding the previous round in December 2006 – a round that did not "fully meet our expectations."
24 January 2007 Remarks by Jay Lefkowitz, Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea Remarks to the Henry Jackson Society, London.
22 January 2007 U.S. Envoy Says Progress Possible in North Korea Nuclear Talks U.S. negotiators are optimistic about resuming Six-Party Talks on North Korea's nuclear program within weeks, and lead U.S. envoy Christopher Hill says recent discussions with his North Korean counterpart indicate “there is a basis for making some progress this time.”
20 January 2007 Meetings with North Korean Official "Positive," Says U.S. Envoy U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill arrived in Seoul, South Korea, saying his recent discussions in Berlin with his North Korean counterpart were “very useful” and “positive.”
17 January 2007 Korean Nuclear Talks’ Process Seen Achieving Multiple Goals The Six-Party Talks process not only is working toward a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, but is promoting regional integration, says Christopher Hill, the lead U.S. envoy for the Six-Party Talks and the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.
05 January 2007 Rice Says Discussions Continue on Resuming Korea Nuclear Talks Intensive discussions are under way among the parties to talks aimed at a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula on when it might be appropriate to resume formal negotiations, said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
21 December 2006 Six-Party Talks in Beijing Push for Implementation Steps On the fourth day of the resumed Six-Party Talks, the head of the U.S. delegation expressed hope that some solid results designed to achieve a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula could be achieved soon.
18 December 2006 Korean Peninsula Six-Party Talks Resume in Beijing As the Six-Party Talks on a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula resumed in Beijing, the head of the U.S. delegation said North Korea has to make the fundamental decision to get out of the nuclear business.
13 December 2006 Six-Party Process Entering New Phase, U.S. Envoy Says The Six-Party Talks process on North Korea's nuclear weapons program is entering a new phase, says the lead U.S. envoy for the talks.
11 December 2006 Bush Administration Welcomes Resumption of Korean Nuclear Talks The Bush administration says it is “pleased” that the Six-Party Talks among North Korea, South Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the U.S. over North Korea’s nuclear program are scheduled to resume December 18.
30 November 2006 U.S. Awaits North Korean Response on Resumption of Nuclear Talks The government of North Korea must make the next move in efforts to put the Six-Party Talks on eliminating nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula back on course, says Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, the United States' chief negotiator.
21 November 2006 Talks with North Korea to Resume in December, U.S. Official Says The U.S. and China have held "very good discussions" focusing on preparations and strategy for the upcoming session of the Six-Party Talks, which likely will begin in mid-December, says Christopher Hill, the lead U.S. envoy for the talks.
16 November 2006 Rice Highlights International Efforts To Confront North Korea, Iran International efforts to confront North Korea and Iran’s nuclear weapons programs topped the agenda of a foreign ministers’ security conference on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in Hanoi, Vietnam.
15 November 2006 U.S. Outlines Strategy for Upcoming North Korea Talks The United States will continue to honor its long-standing commitment to security in Asia in the upcoming round of Six-Party Talks to convince North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, a senior State Department official told Congress November 15.
31 October 2006 U.S. Welcomes North Korean Decision To Return to Six-Party Talks President Bush welcomed North Korea’s announcement that it will return to multilateral talks about its nuclear program and said the United States would be sending teams to the region to make sure the upcoming talks, which could resume before the end of 2006, are effective.
25 October 2006 "Unprecedented Cooperation" Growing in Northeast Asia, Rice Says North Korea’s long history of intransigence, crowned by its ballistic missile tests in July and the test of a nuclear device has sparked a “quick and remarkable” reaction from the Asia-Pacific region and the world, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says.
25 October 2006 North Korea Rated World's Worst Violator of Press Freedom A global press advocacy group says North Korea is the world's biggest violator of press freedom and includes it with Cuba, Iran and Turkmenistan as among the countries that deserve to be called the "worst predators of press freedom."
21 October 2006 A Return to Diplomacy Is Key, Rice Says The work by the five parties trying to solve the North Korean nuclear issue is the main topic of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s discussions in Moscow, according to her remarks en route to the Russian capital.
19 October 2006 Rice Emphasizes Diplomatic Approach to North Korea Crisis A diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis is still possible, and the U.N. resolution aimed at reining in Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions is not designed to escalate tensions, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
18 October 2006 U.S-Japanese Alliance Reaffirmed in Face of North Korean Threat The U.S. and Japan are working out specifics for implementing the U.N. Security Council resolution aimed at squelching North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
17 October 2006 Another Nuclear Test Would Further Isolate North Korea, U.S. Says If North Korea were to test another nuclear device, it only would increase its isolation and strengthen the resolve of the international community to guarantee safety in the Korean Peninsula, U.S. officials say.
16 October 2006 Rice Heads to Asia To Rally Support for Sanctions on North Korea Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is heading to Asia to rally regional support for tough U.N. sanctions against North Korea, but she says the U.S. remains ready to sit down to Six-Party Talks without any preconditions.
15 October 2006 Vote To Sanction North Korea Shows "Unity of Purpose," Rice Says The unanimous U.N. Security Council vote to impose sanctions on North Korea demonstrates a “remarkable unity of purpose and unity of message” from the international community regarding that country's nuclear activities, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says.
14 October 2006 North Korea Has Broken Its Word, Bush Says North Korea has failed to act on its commitment to abandon its nuclear weapons and nuclear programs, and the United States is working with the international community to ensure “serious repercussions” under a United Nations Security Council resolution, President Bush says.
14 October 2006 Security Council Imposes Sanctions on North Korea Calling North Korea's alleged nuclear test "a clear threat to international peace and security," the U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose stringent, mandatory international sanctions on Pyongyang and demanded an end to nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches.
12 October 2006 Support Grows for North Korea Sanctions, U.N. Envoy Bolton Says The U.S. continues to press for a Security Council vote to impose sanctions on North Korea for its October 9 reported nuclear test.
11 October 2006 U.N. Responses to North Korea, Iran Linked, State's Burns Says The crisis over North Korea's reported underground nuclear test is helping to unify the permanent members of the Security Council and the international community in dealing with Iran's nuclear aspirations, said U.S. Under Secretary of State R. Nicholas Burns.
11 October 2006 U.S. Course with North Korea Remains Multilateral, Rice Says North Korea’s reported underground nuclear test has rattled the world, but the U.S. intends to deal with the challenge via a multilateral approach, says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
11 October 2006 U.S. Committed to Diplomacy with North Korea, Bush says President Bush reaffirmed the United States' adherence to its security agreements with Japan and South Korea in the wake of North Korea's claims to have tested a nuclear weapon, but he said his administration has "no intention" of attacking North Korea.
10 October 2006 U.N. Security Council Making Progress on North Korea Sanctions Diplomats negotiating a Security Council resolution that would impose sanctions on North Korea for its reported nuclear test called the talks positive, saying many areas of agreement have been reached. U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said that after two sessions, the five permanent Security Council members and Japan have made "substantial progress" on the U.S. draft resolution. "We're continuing to move ahead."
09 October 2006 U.S. Seeks Security Council Action on North Korea In response to reports that North Korea has conducted a nuclear test, the Security Council met in emergency session and began drafting a resolution imposing sanctions on the Pyongyang government.
09 October 2006 North Korea's Nuclear Test a Threat to Peace, Bush Declares President Bush sharply condemned North Korea's claim that it conducted an underground nuclear test as a threat to international peace and security in a brief televised address to the nation from the White House.
04 October 2006 U.S. Seeks Firm Security Council Stand on North Korea The U.S. is pressing the Security Council to issue a strong statement outlining a clear, broad, strategic approach to North Korea's threat to test nuclear weapons. After a three-hour closed-door council meeting, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton said that "at this stage, there's division" in the council on what the official reaction should be.
03 October 2006 North Korean Nuclear Test Would Be "A Very Provocative Act" Should North Korea make good on its threat to test nuclear weapons, it would be regarded as "a very provocative act" that would "create a qualitatively different situation on the Korean Peninsula," said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
13 September 2006 U.S., South Korea Will Review, Reaffirm Alliance President Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun will discuss a variety of issues and reaffirm their countries' bilateral alliance during Roh’s two-day visit to Washington.
20 July 2006 State's Hill Updates Senate Committee on North Korea Situation U.N. Security Council Resolution 1695, offers North Korea a choice between greater isolation or engagement, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Christopher Hill says.
16 July 2006 U.N. Resolution on North Korea Result of Multilateral Effort U.N. Security Council Resolution 1695, adopted unanimously to condemn North Korea's recent missile launches, is a "remarkable resolution" that results from efforts to deal with the issue of North Korea's weapons program on a multilateral basis, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says.
11 July 2006 U.N. Security Council Postponing Vote on North Korea Resolution The U.N. Security Council is taking a day-to-day approach in deciding whether to vote on a strongly worded Japanese draft resolution on North Korea, council diplomats said. The spotlight is now on a Chinese diplomatic mission to Pyongyang.
09 July 2006 Multilateral Diplomacy Key to Korea Nuclear Issue, U.S. Says The U.S. is pursuing a set of tough-minded and complex diplomatic initiatives in cooperation with the international community that is designed to pressure North Korea to end its nuclear weapons programs and return to the Six-Party Talks, according to R. Nicholas Burns, the U.S. State Department's under secretary of state for political affairs.
06 July 2006 Bush Urges Diplomatic Solution to North Korean Missile Situation President Bush called for a diplomatic solution to the problems posed by North Korea's missile and nuclear weapons programs and urged the international community to provide a unified response to Pyongyang's intransigency.
06 July 2006 U.S. Urges Security Council Send Strong Signal to North Korea A proposed resolution drafted by Japan that would impose sanctions on North Korea for its ballistic missile tests has "broad and deep" support in the U.N. Security Council, despite some differences in views among members, says U.S. Ambassador John Bolton.
05 July 2006 U.N. Security Council Considering Action on North Korea Less than a day after North Korea conducted a series of missile tests, the Security Council met to begin framing a strong response to Pyongyang's action, according to diplomats who attended the early morning closed-door session.
05 July 2006 World Can Deal with North Korea's "Brinkmanship," Rice Says The international community has remained united in its opposition to North Korea's missile tests and has "a number of tools" to deal with Pyongyang's "brinkmanship," says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
04 July 2006 Press Briefing on North Korea Missile Launch
29 June 2006 North Korean Missile Launch Would Be "Unacceptable," Bush Says The U.S. and Japan will maintain a united position toward North Korea and will cooperate on missile defense, as well as continuing to dissuade Pyongyang from launching a long-range ballistic missile, President Bush told reporters at the White House.
26 June 2006 North Korea Must Disclose Missile Test Intentions, Bush Says President Bush said North Korea should tell the international community its intentions over its planned long-range ballistic missile test, as well as about the warhead it has on the missile.
22 June 2006 U.S., Allies Urge North Korea Against Missile Tests North Korea’s interlocutors in the Six-Party Talks - the U.S., China, Russia, Japan and South Korea – are calling upon Pyongyang to respect its own 1999 voluntary moratorium and refrain from testing a long-range ballistic missile.
21 June 2006 North Korean Threat Renews Interest in U.S. Missile Defense Reports that North Korea is preparing to test a new ballistic missile has renewed interest in U.S. progress towards an effective, integrated missile defense system, as well as the expanding umbrella of international partnerships that are contributing to the project’s success.
19 June 2006 U.S. Says North Korean Missile Test Would Violate Moratorium The Bush administration said June 19 that North Korea’s testing of a long-range ballistic missile would be a “provocative act,” and urged Pyongyang to continue its moratorium on the testing it had agreed to in 1999 and reaffirmed in 2002. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told reporters that a resumption of the missile testing would be regarded as “an abrogation of obligations,” and “would once again show North Korea is determined to deepen its isolation, determined not to take a path that is a path of compromise and a path of peace, but rather instead to once again saber-rattle.”
05 January 2006 Rice Calls on North Korea To End Its Self-Imposed Isolation Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on North Korea to end its self-imposed isolation, saying the U.S. is prepared to engage the county "in a major way" if the Pyongyang regime abandons its nuclear weapons program.
04 January 2006 U.S. Ready To Resume Six-Party Talks Without New Conditions The U.S. is ready to return to the Six-Party Talks, but without new conditions, says Alexander Vershbow, the U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Korea.
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