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North Korea rocks nuclear deal
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-09-20 21:30
North Korea jeopardized a six-country deal on giving up
its nuclear arms just one day after it was struck by vowing on Tuesday to keep
the weapons until Washington provides civilian atomic reactors.
South Koreans read the news about the six-way
talks on North Korea's nuclear programme in Seoul September 20, 2005.
North Korea will not give up its nuclear weapons until the United States
provides civilian atomic reactors, Pyongyang said on Tuesday in a
statement that significantly undermined a deal reached just a day earlier.
The headline reads 'North Korea, abandon all of nuclear weapons and
programmes.' [Reuters] |
The U.S. State Department said the North's views, set out in a long
statement, did not match the agreement signed in Beijing.
China asked all sides to fulfil their promises. Seoul said it would take the
lead role in bridging the gap between the U.S. and North Korean views. Japan saw
a possible negotiating ploy.
"We must watch North Korea closely to see if there is really a fundamental
difference on that point," Japanese Chief Cabinet spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda told
reporters. "If we are completely at odds, that will mean going back to the
beginning. But we do not believe that is the case."
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