Friday, August 19, 2005

DPRK could return to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as long as the United States doesn't threaten the country

Xinhua - English: "Russia, DPRK discuss nuclear issue
www.chinaview.cn 2005-08-18 11:14:07

BEIJING, Aug. 18 -- A Russian envoy said he had been assured that the DPRK could return to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty as long as the United States doesn't threaten the country. The Russian presidential envoy, Konstantin Pulikovsky, was speaking after a recent series of meetings with DPRK leader, Kim Jong Il.

Pulikovsky is President Vladimir Putin's envoy to the Russian Far East. On Wednesday, he said he met Kim several times during a visit this week to mark the sixtieth anniversary of Korea peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

Pulikovsky said the DPRK leader had told him his country wanted to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, and in case of a real threat to the DPRK - his country was ready to defend itself.

(Source: CCTV.com)

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