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N. Korea must halt all nuclear activities ahead of 6-party talks: FM
SEOUL, Aug. 12 (Yonhap) -- North Korea must halt all of its nuclear activities, including a uranium enrichment program, before the resumption of the stalled six-party talks can take place, South Korea's foreign minister said Friday.
"Suspension of all nuclear activities by North Korea, including its uranium enrichment program, is one of the prerequisites for the resumption of the six-party talks," Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan told reporters.
"And then, North Korea needs to allow international inspectors to verify" the suspension, Kim said.
Kim also pressed North Korea to show its genuine willingness to denuclearize through its actions in order to reopen the multinational talks on ending the North's nuclear programs.
The North's uranium enrichment program is among the key obstacles to the resumption of the six-party talks involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Russia and Japan. The talks have been stalled since late 2008 after the North stormed out.
Last November, Pyongyang stunned the world by revealing a modern uranium enrichment facility that could provide the communist regime with new material to make atomic weapons, in addition to its known plutonium-based weapons program.
"Suspension of all nuclear activities by North Korea, including its uranium enrichment program, is one of the prerequisites for the resumption of the six-party talks," Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan told reporters.
"And then, North Korea needs to allow international inspectors to verify" the suspension, Kim said.
Kim also pressed North Korea to show its genuine willingness to denuclearize through its actions in order to reopen the multinational talks on ending the North's nuclear programs.
The North's uranium enrichment program is among the key obstacles to the resumption of the six-party talks involving the two Koreas, the U.S., China, Russia and Japan. The talks have been stalled since late 2008 after the North stormed out.
Last November, Pyongyang stunned the world by revealing a modern uranium enrichment facility that could provide the communist regime with new material to make atomic weapons, in addition to its known plutonium-based weapons program.
