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US to wait and see on North Korea nuke deal
(AP)
Updated: 2005-09-20 08:46 "We have to at every stage test the dedication or the commitment of the North
Koreans to indeed carry through with the obligation that they have now taken,"
Rice told reporters.
The Beijing agreement says North Korea and the United States will "respect
each other's sovereignty, exist peacefully together and take steps to normalize
their relations."
It says North Korea stated that it has a right to peaceful uses of nuclear
energy.
"The other parties expressed their respect and agreed to discuss at an
appropriate time the subject of the provision of light-water reactor," the
statement said.
(L-R) United States Assistant Secretary of
State Christopher Hill, Japanese delegation leader Kenichiro Sasae,
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei, South Korean Deputy Foreign
Minister Song Min-soon, North Korea's chief negotiator Kim Gye Gwan and
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alexeyev join hands at the close
of six-party talks over North Korea's nuclear program at the Diaoyutai
State Guest House in Beijing, September 19,
2005.[AFP] | In Beijing, the lead U.S. negotiator,
Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill, called the agreement a "win-win
situation."
Rice brushed aside questions about whether the Bush administration is
reversing course by allowing even the mention of a possible civilian nuclear
power plant.
"This issue about peaceful nuclear uses is down the road, and I think if you
read the document you will see that what is agreed to here is that at an
appropriate time we are prepared to discuss — discuss — a light-water reactor,"
Rice said.
If the Beijing agreement bears fruit, North Korea will follow Libya as a
triumph of international nuclear disarmament.
Libya renounced weapons of mass destruction in December 2003 and provided
information about international nuclear suppliers.
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