GENEVA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) has agreed to declare and disable all its nuclear
programs by the end of this year, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher
Hill said here on Sunday.
"One thing that we agreed on is that the DPRK will
provide a full declaration of all of their nuclear programs and will disable
their nuclear programs by the end of this year, 2007," Hill told a press
conference following two days of talks between the United States and the DPRK.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State
Christopher Hill addresses a media briefing outside the U.S. Mission after
bilateral talks with North Korea in Geneva September 2, 2007.
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Hill
said his talks with DPRK Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gye Gwan had been "very good
and very substantive," which provided a better chance of success for the next
round of six-party negotiations aimed at denuclearization of the Korean
Peninsula.
Besides the United States and the DPRK, the six-party
negotiations also involve China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Russia.
The next full session of the six-party negotiations
is expected to start in mid-September in Beijing. Hill expected the session
would produce a "more detailed implementation plan" for the disablement of the
DPRK's nuclear facilities.
Asked by reporters whether the United States would
remove the DPRK from a list of states accused of sponsoring terrorism in reward
for the DPRK's nuclear declaration and disablement, Hill said he did not want to
go "more specific."
He said he had "very good discussions" on this issue
with his counterpart Kim Gye Gwan, but he would consult his government on the
next steps.
North Korea's lead nuclear negotiator
Kim Kye-gwan leaves a hotel in Geneva, September 2, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters
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DPRK had repeatedly demand removal from the terror list, which is considered a
key element in the relationship between the two countries that have been enemies
for 50 years.
At the press conference, Hill also declined to reveal
details on what the United States would like to do to compensate the DPRK's
declaration and disablement efforts.
Kim Gye Gwan, head of the DPRK's delegation,
confirmed that his country had shown "clear willingness" in the talks to fully
declare and disable its nuclear programs.
"We made it clear, we showed clear willingness to
declare and dismantle all nuclear facilities," Kim told reporters in a separate
briefing.
"We are happy with the way the peace talks went ...
And we reached agreement on a lot of things," he said in Korean.
But Kim did not mention the end-of-2007 timeline for
its nuclear declaration and disablement actions.
According to Kim, the United States also showed their
willingness in the talks to provide the DPRK with political and economic
compensations in return for its nuclear disablement.
Political compensations mean the United States would
end its hostile policy toward the DPRK, while economic compensation include
energy, electricity assistance, etc.. Kim said.
GENEVA, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Bilateral talks between the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) entered
the second day on Sunday with more hope for reaching agreements
on further denuclearization and bilateral relations.
The car of Christopher Hill, top U.S. negotiator, entered the DPRK's mission to the United Nations in Geneva shortly after 10:00am local time (0800 GMT). Full story
SHENYANG, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Envoys
to the working group meeting on denuclearization of Korean Peninsula continued
discussions Friday on details of disablement.
"The value of today's meeting is full exchange of
information, and various parties, especially the DPRK, can study the information
and take it back to the capitals," U.S. chief envoy Christopher Hill told
reporters when leaving the hotel. Full story
