White House Daily Briefing, Tuesday, October 10, 2000
THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2000 PRESS BRIEFING BY JAKE SIEWERT THE JAMES S. BRADY PRESS BRIEFING ROOM 1:20 P.M. EDT Q: North Korea -- two things. One, can you describe for us a little bit about the letter of ideas that President Kim sent along? And second of all, can you tell us whether we should be expecting in the next day or so some further declarations from the President on progress of North Korea towards getting off the terrorism list? MR. SIEWERT: Was there a briefing on that? Did I miss it? I must have missed it. As you know, the President received a letter today from Kim Chong-il outlining a number of ways in which might further the exchange of ideas about how to lower tension on the Korean Peninsula. I haven't seen that letter. I don't think we'll release it. It's private diplomatic correspondence, but it's something we're examining. We're taking a look at some of the proposals that were made in there, and seeing whether we can build on the progress that's already been made in the region, in the wake of the historic summit there in June. We'll let you know. I don't know that the President will have anything more to say about that, but I expect at some point, after the meetings today and tomorrow, that the Secretary of State will have some more detailed guidance about where we go from here. END 1:40 P.M. EDT
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