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N Korea uranium enrichment should be 6-way talks issue-FM
BEIJING (Itar-Tass) - All issues related to the uranium
enrichment programme of North Korea should be put forward for discussion
at the six-party talks on denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a briefing here on
Tuesday.
"Pyongyang's uranium enrichment programme is a legitimate concern of
the international community," said Jiang, "that dictates the need to
accelerate the achievement of goals of denuclearisation of the Korean
Peninsula." "We are confident that this issue should be discussed and
resolved through the mechanism of the six-party talks," the diplomat added.
According to Jiang, this matter was discussed at a meeting here on
Tuesday between Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi with South Korean
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan.
The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security
concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. There
has been a series of meetings with six participating states: the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); the Republic of Korea
(South Korea); the People's Republic of China; the United States of
America; the Russian Federation; and the State of Japan.
These talks were a result of North Korea withdrawing from the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003. Apparent gains following the
fourth and fifth rounds were reversed by outside events. Five rounds of
talks from 2003 to 2007 produced little net progress until the third phase
of the fifth round of talks, when North Korea agreed to shut down its
nuclear facilities in exchange for fuel aid and steps towards the
normalisation of relations with the United States and Japan. Responding
angrily to the United Nations Security Council's Presidential Statement
issued on April 13, 2009 that condemned the North Korean failed satellite
launch, the DPRK declared on April 14, 2009 that it would pull out of Six
Party Talks and that it would resume its nuclear enrichment programme in
order to boost its nuclear deterrent. North Korea has also expelled all
nuclear inspectors from the country.
enrichment programme of North Korea should be put forward for discussion
at the six-party talks on denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said at a briefing here on
Tuesday.
"Pyongyang's uranium enrichment programme is a legitimate concern of
the international community," said Jiang, "that dictates the need to
accelerate the achievement of goals of denuclearisation of the Korean
Peninsula." "We are confident that this issue should be discussed and
resolved through the mechanism of the six-party talks," the diplomat added.
According to Jiang, this matter was discussed at a meeting here on
Tuesday between Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi with South Korean
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan.
The six-party talks aim to find a peaceful resolution to the security
concerns as a result of the North Korean nuclear weapons program. There
has been a series of meetings with six participating states: the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); the Republic of Korea
(South Korea); the People's Republic of China; the United States of
America; the Russian Federation; and the State of Japan.
These talks were a result of North Korea withdrawing from the Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in 2003. Apparent gains following the
fourth and fifth rounds were reversed by outside events. Five rounds of
talks from 2003 to 2007 produced little net progress until the third phase
of the fifth round of talks, when North Korea agreed to shut down its
nuclear facilities in exchange for fuel aid and steps towards the
normalisation of relations with the United States and Japan. Responding
angrily to the United Nations Security Council's Presidential Statement
issued on April 13, 2009 that condemned the North Korean failed satellite
launch, the DPRK declared on April 14, 2009 that it would pull out of Six
Party Talks and that it would resume its nuclear enrichment programme in
order to boost its nuclear deterrent. North Korea has also expelled all
nuclear inspectors from the country.
