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U.S. 'Cautiously Optimistic' on N.Korea Talks
  • The U.S. ambassador to South Korea said Saturday Washington is cautiously optimistic about resuming dialogue with North Korea but Pyongyang should make up its mind with a sense of urgency. Thomas Hubbard, who has long experience negotiating with North Korea, told the Cheju Peace Forum conference the United States remained concerned about human rights and food shortages in the North as well as missile proliferation and arms sales.
    I can see an extended period of cat-mouse discussions about starting talks, which is "fixin' to get ready to form a committee to discuss whether discussions should begin..." They'll be on, they'll be off and eventually the wind will blow strong in one direction or the other or all the North Koreans will have starved to death and there won't be anything to talk about.
    Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-04-13
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