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| Norks 'Preparing for Possible Return to Nuke Talks' |
| 2009-10-30 |
| A Russian representative announced that North Korea is gearing up for a potential return to the multilateral negotiating table depending on the outcome of upcoming bilateral talks with the U.S. Stressing that this does not necessarily mean the six-party nuclear talks, Georgy Toloraya, director of the Korean program at the Russian Academy of Science, projected that the communist regime would not renounce its nuclear program unless it is sure it will "get some tangible results." The Russian scholar also said the North denounced the incentive package proposed by President Lee Myung-bak, saying it is simply a replica of the "Vision 3000: Denuclearization and Openness" initiative presented during his presidential campaign. Such statements by Pyongyang were announced at an academic conference in San Diego where Washington's envoy to the multilateral talks, Sung Kim, and visiting North Korean diplomat Ri Gun were present. The two sides have reportedly met for the second time in a week following a meeting between Kim and Ri Gun in New York last weekend. However, diplomatic sources say the two have made little headway during informal talks in San Diego with regards to the resumption of the six-party nuclear talks. They reported the unofficial contact was a "frank, but friendly" one and ended with no major breakthroughs on the issues of denuclearization and security concerns. U.S. State Department spokesman Ian Kelly announced that Kim has yet to decide whether to attend an upcoming academic conference in New York, one which Ri is likely to attend. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Possible return to Nuke talks Translated that means "we arn't done bullshiting you yet" and we wnt to see what you'll offer for letting us fool you again (Cash please) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-30 18:15 |