07 January 2004 - North Korea Special Weapons News |
- Powell Says North Korean Offer Is "Positive Step Forward" Washington File 07 Jan 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said January 7 that a statement issued by the North Korean Central News Agency offering to refrain from building and testing nuclear weapons "is a positive step forward" and that the prospects for talks are "improving."
- Annan welcomes recent statements on DPR of Korea's nuclear programme UN News Centre 07 Jan 2004 -- Hoping to spur a resumption of talks on the nuclear programme of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed recent statements by Pyongyang and the other countries involved in the issue.
- U.S.: Washington Welcomes Encouraging News From 'Rogue Regimes' RFE/RL 07 Jan 2004 -- In the span of just a few weeks, Iran, Libya, and now North Korea have all signaled, in one form or another, a willingness to cooperate on allaying international concern about their alleged programs to produce weapons of mass destruction. The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush is cautiously welcoming the news from the nonproliferation front, though concerns persist about Pakistan.
- China hopes for earlier second six-party talks this year: FM spokesman PLA Daily 07 Jan 2004 -- China hopes the second round of six-party talks on the nuclear issue in the Korean Peninsula will be held as soon as possible this year, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan here Tuesday.
- NOKOR / NUCLEAR VOA 07 Jan 2004 -- Japan and South Korea say North Korea's latest offer to freeze its nuclear programs could pave the way for more talks on ending the nuclear crisis.
- KCNA Slams Disturber of National Cooperation KCNA 07 Jan 2004 -- The joint New Year editorial of the newspapers of the Party, the army and the youth league set forth the slogan for the reunification movement for this year "Let us pave a wide avenue for independent reunification through national cooperation under the banner of our nation-first spirit!" The United States is chiefly to blame for hamstringing national cooperation and wrecking peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.
- KCNA Urges U.S. Not to Shun Core Issue at Six-way Talks KCNA 07 Jan 2004 -- The international community is looking forward to fruitful results of the six-way talks, deeply concerned for their resumption. The fair and principled stand of the DPRK should be represented at the talks, first of all, so as to make the forthcoming talks play an important role in furthering the process of the dialogue.
- Rodong Sinmun Calls for Keeping to Path of Juche Hewed by Kim Il Sung KCNA 07 Jan 2004 -- The path of Juche hewed by President Kim Il Sung is an ever-victorious one to be invariably followed by the Korean revolution, says Rodong Sinmun today in an editorial.
- Mass Rally of Working People in Pyongyang KCNA 07 Jan 2004 -- Over 100,000 working people from all walks of life in Pyongyang held a mass rally at Kim Il Sung Square today to vow to glorify this year of significance with proud successes in building a great prosperous powerful nation, upholding the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il.
- Japan Urged to Properly Opt for Improved Relations KCNA 07 Jan 2004 -- Japan should attach importance to the sincere implementation of the DPRK-Japan Pyongyang Declaration from the viewpoint that it is beneficial to Japan, too, and exert substantial efforts for improving the bilateral relations in good faith, urges Rodong Sinmun today in a signed commentary.
- NK offers to halt nuke facilities Korea-net 07 Jan 2004 -- Pyongyang reiterated that it would halt its nuclear activities in what it called a gesture toward resolution of its prolonged nuclear standoff with Washington, announced on Tuesday (Jan. 6).
- New lights on six-party talks PLA Daily 07 Jan 2004 -- China and Russia want the second round of six-party talks to take place soon, but a Chinese diplomat said Tuesday China has proposed better preparation for the next meeting so as to lay a foundation for further progress.
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