Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
abandon believe cannot nuclear pretends programs situation
We cannot have a situation where the DPRK pretends to abandon its nuclear programs and we pretend to believe them,
cannot confusion create lead next stage
We cannot create ambiguities at this stage that could lead to confusion in the next phase.
dollars energy less million proposals week
Twenty-four million dollars is less than one week of the energy proposals in the six-way talks.
days longer months thirteen time twelve
Twelve days is a long time but thirteen months is even a longer time.
amount bigger ended goes means plutonium problem stop time
Every day that goes on, the amount of plutonium theoretically can increase, so that's our concern. That means that we have a bigger problem than when we ended on Sept. 19. And I think the time to stop reprocessing, the time to stop that reactor, is now.
At this point, I don't know where these will lead, ... We are still in business.
issues raise ready touch
we should be in touch if there are issues he would like to raise and that I would be ready to be in touch.
bit plays
We are at a bit of a stand-off at this point. We have to see how this plays out.
korean north understand visitors
I understand we have some North Korean visitors here today.
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.
early korean nuclear weapons
The U.S. removed all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula in the early 1990s.
committed diplomatic full states united work
The United States is very much committed to this diplomatic process. We want it to work and we want full participation in it and we want it to succeed.
country energy keeping peaceful trouble
This is a country that had trouble keeping peaceful energy