US team says N.Korea shows signs of transparency

[Judi Lynn]

US team says N.Korea shows signs of transparency

October 22, 2005, 09:44 gmt



Bill Richardson
© AFP/File Kazuhiro Nogi
SEOUL (AFP) - The head of the US team that visted North Korea says the full access it got to a sensitive nuclear site was a sign of Pyongyang's openness ahead of new six-nation talks on its atomic ambitions next month.

The head of the US team that visted North Korea says the full access it got to a sensitive nuclear site was a sign of Pyongyang's openness ahead of new six-nation talks on its atomic ambitions next month.
"North Koreans allowed my delegation to visit the Yongbyon nuclear facility," said US politician Bill Richardson.

"I believe that was a show of transparency. It bodes well for the six-party talks that are upcoming in Beijing," he said, adding that he thought the next round of the talks would take place in the first week of November.
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http://www.bakutoday.net/afps/english/shared/int/051022074035.yov8wpzk.html

[Judi Lynn]

1. US politician praises North Korea

Last Updated: Saturday, 22 October 2005, 07:28 GMT 08:28 UK

US politician praises North Korea

Mr Richardson was allowed to tour Yongbyon nuclear plant
North Korea is committed to dismantling its nuclear weapons programme, an unofficial US envoy has said, after a visit to the capital Pyongyang.
Bill Richardson said he was "very pleased" with North Korea's willingness to make progress in six-nation talks.

Pyongyang has already pledged to abandon its nuclear weapons in an earlier round of the talks.

Mr Richardson, former US ambassador at the UN, said North Korea now wanted to focus on a civilian nuclear programme.

"Their view is that what needs to be addressed is the light water reactor," he said.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4366444.stm

[LynnTheDem]

2. And yet the US refuses to allow Iran a civilian nuclear program.

The American hypocrisy knows no bounds.