Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
agreement
It wasn't easy, but I think important things don't come easily, and I think it's a very important agreement.
clear hope light spend today water
It's very clear they wanted to spend today making this a light water reactor day. I hope this does not become a light water reactor week...
country energy keeping peaceful trouble
This is a country that had trouble keeping peaceful energy
assume civilian issue
Don't assume that this one issue of so-called civilian use is the only issue out there,
element key next stage
The next stage is the implementation of this agreement. A key element will be a verification regime.
decided koreans north return sure talk
The North Koreans have not yet decided to return to the (six-party) talks. I'm not sure there's much more I can talk to them about.
aspects continue deal exactly fact good hardly internal knew negotiate sort took
They knew exactly what was ... They didn't like some of the aspects of it, but they knew it was a good deal for them and they took it. The fact that they continue to negotiate after the deal is hardly surprising?. They're sort of spouting off to internal audiences.
agreed elements introduced principles
They (North Korea) introduced some elements that are not in the agreed principles
asking given nuclear outside technology
They are asking to be given nuclear technology when they are outside the treaty, which is impossible.
bit progress
There wasn't any progress today. ... We are in a bit of a standoff at the moment.
safest truly unsafe
There is nothing unsafe about U.S. beef. It is truly the safest in the world,
agreement cannot committed gotten pretend time weapons
This is first time they have committed to completely dismantle their weapons in an international agreement. They cannot just stall and pretend it does not exist. I think they have gotten the message.
ahead colleagues difficult easy join moving saying
This is not easy and not a lot of fun. But I think my colleagues will join me in saying we are making progress. We are moving ahead through some very difficult territory.
frankly fun
This is not easy, and frankly it's not a lot of fun ... but we are making progress.