DATE=8/25/1999
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
TITLE=U-S / NORTH KOREA (L-ONLY)
NUMBER=2-253123
BYLINE=KYLE KING
DATELINE=STATE DEPARTMENT
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: U-S officials say they plan to hold another
round of talks with North Korea next month to try to
persuade the North not to carry out any new long range
missile tests. From the State Department, V-O-A's
Kyle King reports.
TEXT: State Department officials say U-S and North
Korean envoys will meet in Berlin from September 7th to
September 11th.
Officials say special envoy Charles Kartman will try
to persuade North Korea to accept U-S proposals for
improving relations with the international community.
State Department spokesman James Foley says the
subject of North Korea's missile program will also be
discussed.
/// FOLEY ACT ///
We also intend to use the meeting with the DPRK
to reiterate the concerns we have previously
raised concerning the DPRK's missile program,
including the question of another long range
missile launch.
/// END ACT ///
The United States and its Asian allies are concerned
that the development of any new long-range missile by
North Korea will have a profoundly destabilizing
effect on the region.
Intelligence reports have suggested North Korea may be
about to carry out a second test of such a missile.
Last week a North Korean foreign ministry official
said Pyongyang was ready to discuss the missile issue.
U-S officials say they hope to use the talks in Berlin
to stress the advantage to North Korea of improving
ties with the United States and the International
community. (Signed)
NEB/KBK/TVM/gm
25-Aug-1999 16:56 PM EDT (25-Aug-1999 2056 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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