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U.S. Department of State

Daily Press Briefing

OFF-CAMERA PRESS BRIEFING INDEX

QUESTION: Have you seen the reports on apparent intercepted parts for this missile system -- Russian missile system, in Cyprus? The one that was supposed to have been suspended?

MR. FOLEY: What intercepts, Sid?

QUESTION: Some ship was intercepted, I forget by whom, with Russian parts from - Egyptian, right - from this Russian missile system that they apparently has sold to Cyprus and agreed to hold off for nine months, or something.

MR. FOLEY: Well, I haven't seen that report. I'd be glad to look into it for you. I'm not sure we'd have a comment. But I don't know about the incident, so I have to take the question. But as I understand it, President Clerides back in January stated that no part or component whatsoever of that system would reach Cypriot shores for, I think, a period of 16 months is what he said.

QUESTION: Right, that's why the parts going there were intercepted by the Egyptians.

MR. FOLEY: Well, as you know, we expressed our concern and opposition to that sale when it was first announced, and that position remains the same. We took note of President Clerides' unilateral declaration of a 16-month moratorium, if you will. Again, that's a report I'd have to look into.

QUESTION: You will?

MR. FOLEY: Sure.

QUESTION: Jim, anything from the North Koreans about the four-party talks?

MR. FOLEY: Nothing --

QUESTION: Anything new?

MR. FOLEY: Nothing new to report to you, no.

QUESTION: Or the missile talks?

MR. FOLEY: No, nothing on either subject.

QUESTION: Did the US say, how about resuming? You were going to wait for - the US was going to wait for a few days to pass and then say, what about those missile talks? We haven't - the U.S. hasn't -

MR. FOLEY: I'm not aware that we've had further diplomatic communication with them on that. We're talking about a short time span. It's less, now, than two weeks away, or it's the week of the 13th.

QUESTION: Right.

MR. FOLEY: Yes.

QUESTION: How things are going with North Korean defector, Ambassador Chang?

MR. FOLEY: I have nothing new to report on that.

Yes.

QUESTION: The United States and Japan are, I believe, slated to have two-plus-two talks in Washington on September 24. Can you confirm that?

MR. FOLEY: Well, if you say so, I would have to assume your information is correct. I believe that, yes, we are having two-plus-two talks. I'm not sure if they are in Washington or not. I can check the venue for that. I'll get back to you with a confirmation.

Yes.

QUESTION: On Angola, the situation of the sanctions to UNITA, what's the situation now?

MR. FOLEY: One moment. Did we have another --

QUESTION: Yes, on North Korea --

MR. FOLEY: Yes.

QUESTION: The North Korean radio press condemned the ambassador's defection is a conspiracy by the CIA. Do you have any comment on that?

MR. FOLEY: No comment.

QUESTION: Thank you.

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(The briefing concluded at 1:15 P.M.)

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