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China-Japan-Koreas
Kim vows flexibility
2004-04-22
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has pledged to be flexible and patient and committed himself to the six-party talks process to resolve the nuclear impasse with the United States, China said on Wednesday. “The DPRK (North Korea) side sticks to the final nuclear weapon free goal and its basic position on seeking for a peaceful solution through dialogue has not changed,” Kim was quoted as saying by the Xinhua news agency. “The DPRK side will continue to take a patient and flexible manner and actively participate in the six-party talks process, and make its own contributions to the progress of the talks.”
"Here! Watch this! I can hook my ankle behind my head...!"
Breaking a media blackout, Xinhua announced that Kim “unofficially” visited China from April 19-21, meeting top leaders including President Hu Jintao, military chief Jiang Zemin and Premier Wen Jiabao. Kim is believed to have left Beijing by train for the 15-hour journey back to Pyongyang earlier Wednesday after his first visit since a new Chinese leadership was installed in March 2003. Xinhua said Hu and Kim exchanged “in-depth views” on the 18-month nuclear standoff and other international and regional matters in a “cordial, friendly and candid atmosphere”. Kim expressed “satisfaction” with his visit and invited Hu to Pyongyang, which was accepted. Hu, who said China “treasured” its relationship with the Stalinist state, stressed that China supported a nuclear weapons free Korean peninsula, but upheld “that the DPRK’s rational concerns should be addressed”.
"Assuming anything in NKor is rational, of course..."
Posted by:Fred

#4  If you get "blowed up" you really become flexible.
Posted by: Anonymous4052   2004-04-22 3:13:14 PM  

#3  I'm thinking the Middle Kingdom sending message.
Posted by: Shipman   2004-04-22 1:24:17 PM  

#2  Commy Clause Thesaurus:

peaceful solution through dialogue
patient and flexible manner
“unofficially” visited
exchanged “in-depth views”
expressed “satisfaction”
“treasured” relationship

And the partial reporting syndrome:

Kim is believed to have left Beijing by train for the 15-hour journey, passing past a station shortly before it blew up

Posted by: Anonymous4052   2004-04-22 11:43:31 AM  

#1  "This yoga stuff is really helping me work out the kinks, and be centered and all. Really focuses the mind. Maybe I'll try some Pilates later this afternoon."
Posted by: Seafarious   2004-04-22 9:20:24 AM  

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