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N. Korea May Negotiate Nuke Program
North Korea said Monday that it was willing to negotiate over its nuclear weapons program if the United States withdraws its "hostile policy" toward the communist country. The comments by Kim Yong Nam, the North's ceremonial head of state, were unlikely to mollify the United States, which has said North Korea's nuclear program is a nonnegotiable issue and must be dismantled immediately."What part about 'piss off' don't you understand?" Kim made the remarks in a meeting with South Korean delegates in Pyongyang, the North's capital. The comments were the North's first official response to a U.S. announcement last week that the communist country had admitted to having a nuclear weapons program in violation of international agreements. "We consider the recent situation seriously," pool reports quoted Kim as telling the chief South Korean delegate, Jeong Se-hyun. "If the United States is willing to withdraw its hostile policy toward the North, the North also is ready to resolve security concerns through dialogue." Seems they've validated that "hostile policy," so what reason could there be for withdrawing it? Maybe the onus should be on the North Koreans to please us, not on us to please them. But I repeat myself... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-10-21 |
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