http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2005/June/theworld_June442.xml§ion=theworldVIENNA - The United States called on North Korea at the IAEA Board of Governors session on Thursday to return to the negotiating table “without preconditions”.
“Otherwise we will have to consult with our allies and partners on other options”, said department head in the Washington State Department, Chris Ford. North Korea must abandon its nuclear weapons programme for diplomacy to be given a chance to work.
Since the talks broke down a year ago with China, Russia, Japan, South Korea and the United States, Pyongyang has aggravated its international isolation with a number of militant statements, he said.
The North Koreans had cast doubt on the declared intention for a nuclear-free zone on the Korean peninsula. North Korea’s nuclear programme was “a global problem” which could only be solved by strong multilateral efforts, Ford said.
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