[Despite the differences, agreement on a joint statement at the resumed talks is] possible, ... would not be important in itself. |
I think he'll be smoking out what the first steps of a denuclearization process could be, |
If the U.S. is willing to offer sufficiently attractive inducements ... I don't think that North Korea will hold up future progress in order to get a commitment for a reactor right away. |
It's a significant visit. The North Koreans trust Richardson, as someone who has shown them in the past, as part of a Democratic administration which was dealing with North Korea ... that he hears them and understands what they're trying to get across. |
It's very valuable to the State Department to have what are called second track contacts with North Korea because they are more frank, and they're not burdened by the official process. |
The United States hopes that it can use the four-power talks to bring about a relaxation of the military tensions in the Korean peninsula. |
They think China, the U.S. and South Korea are going to gang up on them. |
When the United States rejected this offer, the advocates of nuclear weapons in New Delhi steadily gained ground, and in 1998 India formally demonstrated its ability to deploy nuclear weapons. |