WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States
urged on Friday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop working
on the restoration of its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon.
The DPRK is near to restart its nuclear reactor,
State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters.
In this June 27, 2008 file
photo ruins of Yongbyon nuclear complex's cooling tower are seen.
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They are moving "closer and closer to that point
where they are to the point of operationalizing Yongbyon again. They haven't got
that point yet and we would urge them not to get to that point," McCormack said.
The spokesman warned that Pyongyang must halt its
nuclear activities or it will be isolated.
The DPRK announced earlier in the day that it has
begun the work to restore its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon "to their original
state."
It was a "counter-measure" against the United States
for not sticking to its promise of delisting the DPRK from a "state sponsor of
terrorism" blacklist, DPRK Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
The DPRK blew up on June 27 the cooling tower of its
atomic reactor to demonstrate its commitment to nuclear disarmament, a day after
handing over details of its atomic programs.
Under the 2007 pact, the DPRK pledged to disable its
nuclear program in a step toward its eventual dismantlement in exchange for
diplomatic concessions and energy aid. But the accord has been stalled due to
disputes over the verification of a nuclear declaration between the DPRK and
United States.
PYONGYANG, Sept. 19
(Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has begun the work
to restore its nuclear facilities in Yongbyon "to their original state," a
Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
It was a "counter-measure" against the United States for
not sticking to its promise of delisting the DPRK from a "state sponsor of
terrorism" blacklist, the official KCNA news agency quoted the spokesman as
saying. Full story
WASHINGTON,
Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill left here Thursday for
China for international talks over the announcement by the Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) to stop work on disabling the Yongbyon nuclear complex.
Hill, assistant Secretary of State, left for Beijing for
Friday consultations with his counterparts from China, South Korea and Japan
about the developments in the DPRK, Deputy State Department spokesman Robert
Wood told reporters. Full story
WASHINGTON, Aug.
27 (Xinhua) -- The United States shrugged off on Wednesday the decision by the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to halt disabling its nuclear
facility.
The United Sates can not get "overly excited by a down in
the situation right now because this process does go up and down," State
Department spokesman Robert Wood said. Full story
