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U.S. Urged to Compensate for Loss Caused to DPRK

KCNA

    Pyongyang, November 29 (KCNA) -- A spokesman for KEDO said that it decided to suspend the construction of light water reactors in the DPRK for one year since December 1 and KEDO thus unilaterally and completely scrapped the DPRK-U.S. Agreed Framework, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary. Dismissing this as an open challenge and provocation to the DPRK and a wanton violation of the AF, the commentary continues:
    The above-said decision made by the U.S. deserves serious attention as it came at a time when the six-party talks are high on the agenda.
    Had the LWR construction made smooth progress as scheduled, the main body project might have been completed by around 2000 and a considerable quantity of parts including turbine generators would have been delivered to generate electricity from this year.
    The U.S. and KEDO are under an unavoidable obligation to make full compensation for the huge loss it caused to the DPRK by refusing to implement their commitments under the AF.
    The U.S. deliberately dragged on the construction for an indefinite period and totally suspended it at last. It is, therefore, under legal and moral obligations to fully compensate for the huge loss of electricity it caused to the DPRK. It should pay penalty, i.e. damages incurred by its non-compliance with its commitment to provide the LWRs.
    As the DPRK government has already clarified, it will certainly force the U.S. to pay for the loss it caused to the former and will never allow KEDO to take any equipment, facilities, materials and technical documents out of the Kumho area unless the issue is settled. The government is determined to certainly force the U.S. to compensate for all financial and material losses it caused to the DPRK by reneging on its commitment to provide LWRs.