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16 July North Korea Special Weapons News

  • Powell Says U.S. Still Hopes for N. Korea Diplomatic Solution Washington File 16 Jul 2003 -- The United States is "still hopeful of a diplomatic solution" to the nuclear situation in North Korea, Secretary of State Colin Powell said July 16 during a press availability with German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer in Washington.
  • Powell-North Korea VOA 16 Jul 2003 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday he has discussed the deadlock over North Korea's nuclear program with Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing, and expects diplomatic movement on the issue soon. China sent a senior envoy to Pyongyang this week.
  • Annan urges US, DPR of Korea to seek peaceful way out of nuclear dispute UN News Centre 16 Jul 2003 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to find a peaceful way out of the dispute arising out of Pyongyang's decision to produce nuclear weapons.
  • Powell Expects 'Developments' in North Korea Nuclear Crisis VOA News 16 Jul 2003 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he expects to see diplomatic developments in the North Korean nuclear crisis in the very near future. Mr. Powell did not elaborate on what those developments might be, but he said the diplomatic track is "alive and well."
  • North Korea: Diplomacy Intensifies In Wake Of Plutonium Claim RFE/L 16 Jul 2003 -- Diplomatic efforts aimed at halting North Korea's nuclear program are intensifying this week after Pyongyang recently claimed to have produced enough plutonium to start making nuclear bombs. China is pushing a compromise format for talks that it hopes will bring Washington and Pyongyang back to the table after an initial round of talks in Beijing ended in failure.
  • Powell Expects 'Developments' in N. Korean Nuclear Crisis VOA News 16 Jul 2003 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he expects developments in the North Korean nuclear crisis in the very near future.
  • NOKOR/NUCLEAR VOA 16 Jul 2003 -- A wave of diplomatic activity is underway to bring North Korea's nuclear activities back to the negotiating table. U-S Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing discussed the issue by telephone, while Australian Prime Minister John Howard took it up personally with Japanese leaders.
  • Diplomats Seek N. Korea Nuclear Talks VOA News 16 Jul 2003 -- A wave of diplomatic activity is underway to bring North Korea's nuclear activities back to the negotiating table. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing discussed the issue by telephone, while Australian Prime Minister John Howard took it up personally with Japanese leaders.
  • US, China Discuss North Korean Nuclear Standoff VOA News 16 Jul 2003 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing have held talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions. China's official Xinhua news agency said that the two agreed, in a phone conversation Wednesday morning, to keep in contact and exert efforts to further the "Sino-U.S. constructive and cooperative relationship." Xinhua gave no further details.
  • U.S. hostile policy towards DPRK condemned KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- The Seventh International Seminar of Progressive Political Parties on "Revolution in Latin America" took place in Quito from June 30 to July 3.
  • Month of Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle marked KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- A meeting was held on July 6 under the co-sponsorship of the Egypt-Korea Friendship Association and the Arabic Association for Arts, Culture and Information of Egypt on the occasion of the June 25-July 27 Month of Anti-U.S. Joint Struggle.
  • U.S. anti-north move condemned in S. Korea KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- A spokesman for the South Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) in a commentary on July 10 accused the U.S. of discussing a proposal for building a multinational force for intercepting ships and aircraft of North Korea at a huddle.
  • EU, U.S. at loggerheads over global structure =KCNA news analyst's article KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- The friction between the United States seeking unipolar world and the European Union calling for multipolar world is getting serious.
  • Special envoy of Chinese government sojourns in DPRK KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- Dai Bingguo, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is the Chinese government's special envoy stayed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from July 12 to 15.
  • North side's delegation back from Seoul KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- The north side's delegation led by Kim Ryong Song, chief councillor of the DPRK cabinet, flew back Tuesday after participating in the 11th inter-Korean ministerial talks held in Seoul.
  • Electorate meetings held KCNA 15 Jul 2003 -- Electorate meetings were held at all constituencies in the DPRK from July 13 to 15 to vow to live up with loyalty to the deep trust placed in the voters by leader Kim Jong Il through his open letter.




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