2006.10.05: October 5, 2006: Headlines: Figures: COS - Cameroon: Diplomacy: COS - Korea: CNN: Christopher Hill says North Korea "can have a future, or it can have these weapons. It cannot have both"
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2006.10.08: October 8, 2006: Headlines: Figures: COS - Korea: COS - Cameroon: Diplomacy: MSNBC: The chief U.S. negotiator, Christopher Hill (RPCV Cameroon), faced strong opposition from key members of his own delegation at every step of the way when North Korea signed a widely heralded denuclearization agreement with the United States, China, Russia, Japan and South Korea on Sept. 19, 2005 :
2006.10.05: October 5, 2006: Headlines: Figures: COS - Cameroon: Diplomacy: COS - Korea: CNN: Christopher Hill says North Korea "can have a future, or it can have these weapons. It cannot have both"
Christopher Hill says North Korea "can have a future, or it can have these weapons. It cannot have both"
Hill said that on Tuesday the United States passed a message "of deep concern" about a possible test to Pyongyang through the North Korean mission to the United Nations, which serves as a contact between the two governments, but did not receive an answer. "We will do all we can to dissuade the DPRK [North Korea] from this test," Hill said. He declined to say exactly what the United States would do if North Korea undertakes such a test, but said, "we would have no choice but to act resolutely to make sure that the DPRK understood -- and to make sure that any other country understands -- that this (nuclear test) is a very bad mistake." If North Korea does conduct a test, it "will realize that they had a bad day when they made that choice," he said. After his appearance, Hill told reporters, "if they think that firing off a weapon will somehow make them a part of some sort of nuclear club, they should think again." Christopher R. Hill, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and former U.S. ambassador to South Korea, served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon.
Christopher Hill says North Korea "can have a future, or it can have these weapons. It cannot have both"
U.N. agrees on draft for N. Korea
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UNITED NATIONS -- United Nations Security Council members have reached a tentative agreement on a Japanese-drafted statement that warns North Korea of unspecified consequences if it conducts a nuclear test.
The text, obtained by the Reuters news service, is similar to the original, and was negotiated by junior diplomats of the 15 council members. It is being sent to governments for possible changes before further discussions on Friday.
The statement urges Pyongyang to cancel its planned nuclear test and return immediately to six-party talks aimed at persuading the reclusive Communist nation to abandon its nuclear arms program, according to Reuters.
It warns North Korea that a nuclear test would lead to further unspecified council action.
Earlier this week, the U.S. envoy to stalled North Korea nuclear talks said the United States would not tolerate a nuclear North Korea and warned Pyongyang not to test a nuclear weapon.
"We are not going to live with a nuclear North Korea," Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill told the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday. "We are not going to accept it."
North Korea "can have a future, or it can have these weapons. It cannot have both," Hill said. The U.S. and its allies "are in a very tense time" in dealing with Pyongyang, Hill added. (Watch the U.S. look into the veracity of North Korea's claim of a planned nuclear test -- 1:56 Video)
South Korea, meanwhile, warned North Korea's stance could trigger a regional atomic arms race that could upend the balance of power in Northeast Asia.
Any display of Pyongyang's nuclear force could prompt Japan to go nuclear and trigger a regional arms race, South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. (Watch how North Korea is justifying its planned nuclear test -- 3:37 Video)
Speaking to lawmakers, Yu said such a North Korean nuclear test "could provide a pretext for Japan's nuclear armament."
"This will prompt countermoves by China or Russia and lead to a change in the balance of power in Northeast Asia," AP reports Yu saying.
Hill said that on Tuesday the United States passed a message "of deep concern" about a possible test to Pyongyang through the North Korean mission to the United Nations, which serves as a contact between the two governments, but did not receive an answer.
"We will do all we can to dissuade the DPRK [North Korea] from this test," Hill said.
He declined to say exactly what the United States would do if North Korea undertakes such a test, but said, "we would have no choice but to act resolutely to make sure that the DPRK understood -- and to make sure that any other country understands -- that this (nuclear test) is a very bad mistake."
If North Korea does conduct a test, it "will realize that they had a bad day when they made that choice," he said.
After his appearance, Hill told reporters, "if they think that firing off a weapon will somehow make them a part of some sort of nuclear club, they should think again."
"If they think that by exploding a weapon, that somehow we will come to terms with it, we won't," he said.
Citing U.S. belligerence and pressure, North Korea said Tuesday that a nuclear test was in the works. (Pyongyang's statement)
North Korea's announcement came in the form of a Foreign Ministry statement published by the Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA -- the communist country's official news agency.
"The field of scientific research of the DPRK will in the future conduct a nuclear test under the condition where safety is firmly guaranteed," the statement said.
The ministry added, "The U.S. extreme threat of a nuclear war and sanctions and pressure compel the DPRK to conduct a nuclear test ... as a corresponding measure for defense."
A date and time for the test was not issued.
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