U.S. has no reason to avoid conclusion of non-aggression treaty
KNCA
Release Date: 11/18/2002
Pyongyang, November 17 (KCNA) -- Permanent co-representatives of the solidarity for the implementation of the south-north joint declaration reportedly issued a statement titled "The U.S. has no reason to avoid the conclusion of a non-aggression treaty" on November 13. Ri Hoe Chang, who has proclivity for power, and other anti-national forces of the Grand National Party are chiming in with the U.S. at a time when the Bush government is escalating anti-DPRK campaign, letting out a string of anti-DPRK outbursts, the statement said, and went on:
If the U.S. truly wants peace, it has no reason whatsoever to avoid the conclusion of a non-aggression treaty with the DPRK.
Non-aggression treaty precisely means an official confirmation of the will not to invade each other.
What the DPRK seeks is to get a promise from the U.S. on non-aggression, not a reward. Why does Bush refuse to make such promise?
If the U.S. truly wants peaceful solution of the issue and has no will to invade the DPRK, the DPRK-proposed non-aggression treaty will serve as the most realistic proposal to build confidence between the two countries and fundamentally improve the DPRK-U.S. relations. It will also provide a sure guarantee for a permanent peace system on the Korean Peninsula.
The Bush government's assertion that the DPRK should drop nuclear weapons program first is a unilateral logic out of the common sense of present diplomacy.
The U.S. should unconditionally keep all the promises made to the DPRK, including the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework.
The conclusion of the non-aggression treaty and peace accord between the DPRK and the U.S. is the most reasonable choice to solve the nuclear issue in a peaceful way and turn instable armistice system into a durable peace system.
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