North Korea agrees to shut down nuke facilities
For $25 Million. From
MS/NBC/AP:
N. Korea says it’s preparing to shut nuke facility
But, Pyongyang demands $25 million in funds be released first
North Korea told delegates at international nuclear talks on Saturday that it is preparing to shut down its main nuclear facility, South Korea’s chief nuclear envoy said, a key step promised in a landmark pact last month.
North Korea’s delegation told a working group meeting that it has “begun preparations to shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facility,” South Korean nuclear envoy Chun Yung-woo told reporters.
North Korea also said it will submit a list of its nuclear programs and will disable its nuclear facility “as soon as the right conditions are created,” Chun said, without explaining what the conditions were.
The remarks came hours after North Korea’s main negotiator said his country will not stop its nuclear activities unless all of the $25 million of its money frozen in a Macau bank is released.
So nice that they are finally playing well on the world stage...
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Posted by DaveH at March 17, 2007 12:37 PM