NKorea blames US for delay in complying with nuke disarmament pledge |
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Wed, 30 May 2007 12:20
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SEOUL (XFN-ASIA) - North Korea urged South Korea to start delivering its promised rice aid and said the United States was to blame for the delay in carrying out a nuclear disarmament pact.The South, which is holding a four-day reconciliation meeting with its communist neighbour this week, says it will not start shipments until the nuclear-armed North begins shutting down its reactor.More than six weeks have passed since the April 14 deadline for the North to close the Yongbyon reactor, the first step in a six-nation nuclear disarmament agreement reached in February.A banking dispute with the US which is blocking the deal remains unresolved.'Your side knows well why the implementation of the February 13 agreement is being delayed. The US is responsible for the delay, not our side,' the North's chief delegate Kwon Ho-Ung told the South's team here earlier today.His comments at the closed-door meeting were quoted by South Korean delegate Ko Gyoung-Bin, who briefed the media.The North did not raise the rice issue during the morning session but at a subsequent meeting it urged the South to 'keep the promise regarding the rice shipment, a unification ministry spokesman quoted by Yonhap news agency noted.afp
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SKorea, China to redouble efforts to end NKorea bank row - SKorean ministry 