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24 April North Korea Special Weapons News

  • Weekly on North Korea ROK Ministry of Unification -- Serial No. 640 (April 18 to April 24, 2003)
  • U-S / NORTH KOREA VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- Bush administration officials say North Korean diplomats have confirmed to U-S envoys in Beijing that the country possesses nuclear weapons. Three-way talks with China on the North Korean nuclear program ended Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, and Secretary of State Colin Powell warned that the United States will not give in to North Korean threats.
  • BUSH / NORTH KOREA VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- President Bush says North Korea is once again engaging in blackmail by warning that it possesses nuclear weapons. U-S officials say North Korean diplomats made the claim to American envoys in Beijing.
  • U.S., China Say 'No Nukes' to North Koreans AFPS 24 Apr 2003 -- The North Korean government shouldn't feel threatened because the United States, China and other nations want the Korean peninsula to be nuclear- weapon-free, the top U.S. diplomat said here today.
  • U-S / NORTH KOREA VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- This week's talks in Beijing among the United States, North Korea and China were aimed at defusing the dispute over North Korea's nuclear program and preventing the crisis from escalating. Talks ended Thursday with State Department officials saying it was uncertain whether discussions would continue. And, analysts expect this to be just the beginning of a long and difficult process.
  • POWELL-NORTH KOREA VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell says three-way U-S-North Korean-Chinese talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear program are over and that the two days of meetings were marked by strong statements by the parties. He said the international community is united in insisting on a de-nuclearized Korean peninsula and that the United States and its allies will not respond to threats.
  • KCNA urges U.S. to approach DPRK-U.S. talks from sincere stand KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- The DPRK-U.S. talks for the solution to the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula began in Beijing on April 23. The countries around DPRK and the international community, to say nothing of the DPRK, are following the talks with great concern.
  • Japan urged to opt for peace KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- Japan is busy creating the impression that its security is exposed to a threat from someone and calling for establishing a security posture to cope with it.
  • Oratorical meeting of agricultural workers held KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- An oratorical meeting of agricultural workers took place in Wonhwa-ri, Phyongwon county, South Phyongan Province, on April 22 to celebrate the 71st anniversary of the heroic Korean people's army. Present there were Sung Sang Sop, chairman of the c.c., the Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea, and other officials concerned and agricultural workers in the county.
  • National seminar held KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- A national seminar on the idea that the headquarters of the revolution, single-hearted unity and socialism represent one community united by the destiny took place at the People's Palace of Culture on April 22.
  • Chinese President meets Jo Myong Rok KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of the People's Republic of China, received Jo Myong Rok, first-vice chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on a visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 22.
  • Youth and students in Pyongyang meet with DPRK heroes KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- Youth and students in Pyongyang met with DPRK heroes on April 22 on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the heroic Korean People's Army.
  • Nation urged to implement WPK's calls KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- "Let us achieve the independent and peaceful reunification of the country, upholding the three charters for national reunification", a call made by the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is a realistic and just one as it represents the requirements of the times and the nation's strong desire and wish for independent reunification, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
  • Jo Myong Rok returns home KCNA 24 Apr 2003 -- Jo Myong Rok, first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, left Beijing and returned home today after his visit to China.
  • AUSTRALIA / NORTH KOREA VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- Australia is playing down fears expressed by Russia that the nuclear situation in North Korea could take a 'catastrophic' turn. Canberra says while the United States has developed contingency plans to bomb North Korea's nuclear facilities, it still is intent on giving diplomacy - such as the talks going on in Beijing - time to achieve their aim.
  • NORKOR TALKS DAY TWO VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- China's Foreign Minister says on-going U-S-North Korean negotiations in Beijing about Pyongyang's nuclear program are "beneficial." His comments follow a phone conversation with the U-S Secretary of State and come as diplomats from China, North Korea, and the United States begin the second of three days of talks today (Thursday).
  • NORKOR TALKS DAY TWO WRAP VOA 24 Apr 2003 -- China says talks underway in Beijing about North Korea's nuclear ambitions are "beneficial." The comment came before China, the United States and North Korea wrapped up a second day of talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear ambitions.




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