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Denuking North Korea

The following is an excerpt of a joint statement released yesterday in Beijing, China, at the conclusion of the fourth round of Six-Party Talks on North Korea’s nuclear program. The talks were held between China, North Korea, South Korea, Russia and the United States. For the cause of peace and stability on

and existing nuclear programs and returning the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation Asia at large, the Six Parties held serious of Nuclear Weapons and to and practical talks concerning the denuclearization

IAEA safeguards. of the Korean Peninsula

The United States affirmed that it has and agreed to the following:

no nuclear weapons on the Korean

1. The Six Parties unanimously reaffirmed

Peninsula and has no intention to attack that the goal of the Six- Party

or invade the DPRK with nuclear or Talks is the verifiable denuclearization

conventional weapons. of the Korean Peninsula in a

The Republic Of Korea (ROK or peaceful manner.

South Korea) reaffirmed its commitment

The Democratic People’s Republic of not to receive or deploy nuclear Korea (DPRK or North Korea) committed

weapons in accordance with the 1992 to abandoning all nuclear weapons

Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The 1992 Joint Declaration of the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula should be observed and implemented.

The DPRK stated that it has the right to peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The other parties expressed their respect and agreed to discuss the subject of the provision of [a] light water reactor to the DPRK.

2. The Six Parties undertook to abide by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and recognized norms of international relations.

The DPRK and the United States undertook to respect each other’s sovereignty, exist peacefully together and take steps to normalize their relations subject to their respective bilateral policies.

3. The Six Parties undertook to promote economic co- operation in the fields of energy, trade and investment, bilaterally and/ or multilaterally.

4. The six parties committed to joint efforts for lasting peace and stability in Northeast Asia.