Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
korean north understand visitors
I understand we have some North Korean visitors here today.
create discussion korean subject time
First they have got to disarm, create a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and once they are back in the NPT with IAEA safeguards, at an appropriate time we'll have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor.
create disarm korean
First, they have got to disarm (and) create a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.
freeze koreans north putting raised
I have just told the North Koreans ... (they) raised the idea (of) what can be done about putting the interim measure, a freeze measure. I told them I am not interested.
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.
agreement everybody korean
Everybody is the winner. This is a win-win situation. We got an agreement on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
bulb energy korean light north nuclear related result turned understand
It is very important to understand that all the North Korean nuclear energy programs, up to now, all of them have been related to weapons. Not a light bulb has been turned on as a result of the nuclear reactors in North Korea.
early korean nuclear weapons
The U.S. removed all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula in the early 1990s.
business koreans north stop
In our view, the North Koreans have got to get out of this business and stop it,
ought span time
We got some things done, but it's not as much as I'd like and it's not going to get us there in the time span that we think we ought to get there,
although carried emphasis evolving position reluctant seem sort
We certainly, I think, have a better idea of what their position is, although I must tell you that their position does seem to be evolving a little. So I am sort of reluctant to put too much emphasis in the discussions that have been carried on through the press.
reach trying turns work
We are trying to work with it, ... We are trying to reach something with it. How this turns out we don't know yet.
currently parties process six
The six parties are currently in the process of evaluating where we are as right.
matter wrap
The sense is we should be able to wrap this up in a matter of days, not weeks,