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2008.02.07: February 7, 2008: Headlines: Figures: COS - Cameroon: Diplomacy: Washington Times: Christopher R. Hill told lawmakers that six-nation disarmament talks are at a "critical, challenging" point
Christopher R. Hill told lawmakers that six-nation disarmament talks are at a "critical, challenging" point
"Let me be clear," Mr. Hill said. " 'Complete and correct' means complete and correct. This declaration must include all nuclear weapons, programs, materials and facilities, including clarification of any proliferation activities." He made his remarks a day after the director of national intelligence, Michael McConnell, questioned North Korea's commitment to the stalled talks. 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 R. Hill told lawmakers that six-nation disarmament talks are at a "critical, challenging" point
Panel told nuke talks at impasse
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The chief U.S. envoy at North Korean nuclear talks urged Kim Jong-il's government to hand over a promised list of its nuclear efforts, saying yesterday that nuclear negotiators are working to make sure "Pyongyang lives up to its word."
Christopher R. Hill told lawmakers that six-nation disarmament talks are at a "critical, challenging" point. "There is some sense of urgency," he said at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
The United States says the North has balked at providing a "complete and correct" disclosure of nuclear programs to eventually be dismantled. Washington has refused to take the North off a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a coveted goal of Pyongyang, until negotiators have the list.
"Let me be clear," Mr. Hill said. " 'Complete and correct' means complete and correct. This declaration must include all nuclear weapons, programs, materials and facilities, including clarification of any proliferation activities."
He made his remarks a day after the director of national intelligence, Michael McConnell, questioned North Korea's commitment to the stalled talks.
Mr. McConnell also said the U.S. intelligence community thinks North Korea continues to work on a secret uranium-enrichment program and to sell its weapons around the world.
North Korea has begun disabling its main nuclear facilities under an agreement with the other countries at the international arms talks — China, Japan, Russia and South Korea, as well as the U.S.
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