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Talks deadlocked; DPRK wish for peaceful nuke activities
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-08-05 10:53
Talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament were deadlocked when the United
States and North Korea could not agree on the latter's nuclear programs for
peaceful purposes -- the key stumbling block in negotiations,
reports said.
Qin Gang, spokesman for the Chinese delegation
to the six-party talks speaks to the reporters August 4, 2005.
[newsphoto] | North Korean chief delegate Kim Kye-gwan inisted that his country should
enjoy the right for peaceful nuclear activities, AFP reported.
The U.S. was the only country opposed to its use of nuclear energy for
civilian purposes, such as nuclear power plants, Kim said, but he believed
Washington would ultimately be persuaded into supporting Pyongyang position.
The US State Department said last week any nuclear program can be turned into
a nuclear weapons project by North Korea, according to the AFP.
"We are here to be committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.
However, we want to reserve the right for the peaceful nuclear activities," AFP
quoted Kim as saying.
"All nations in the world have the right for the
peaceful nuclear activities. The DPRK is neither a defeated nation in a war
nor a nation having committed any crimes, so why should we not be allowed to use
the nuclear power peacefully?" the North Korean diplomat noted.
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