IAEA chief says sanctions alone not enough (N.Korea and Iran)

[maddezmom]

TOKYO (AFP) - Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog, has called for flexibility in talks with North Korea and Iran, saying that sanctions alone were not enough.

North Korea came under fresh sanctions after testing an atom bomb on October 9, while Iran also faces threats of punitive measures for refusing to freeze nuclear enrichment.

"Sanctions alone do not resolve issues," ElBaradei, the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, told a news conference in Tokyo Friday.

"The focus in addition to sanctions should be on how to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table, how to make sure that North Korea shows the necessary flexibility, and ultimately to be able to succeed in defusing the nuclear crisis in North Korea.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061201/wl_asia_afp/nkoreairannuclear

[Supersedeas]

1. But Dr. Rice already has so many nuclear deals on the table...what next?