Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
basis consider draft eventual excellent fourth goals guide principles reaching
We consider the fourth draft to be an very excellent basis for reaching the goals of principles that will guide us to the eventual agreement.
basis consider draft excellent fourth goals guide principles reaching react
We consider the fourth draft to be an excellent basis for reaching goals and principles that will guide us to reach agreements, ... How did the DPRK react to the fourth draft is something we have to see today.
confusion create general lead mean principles problems reach setting trying work
But we are trying to work with it, and we are really trying to reach something with it. We are setting principles, but being in general principles doesn't mean you create ambiguities and lead the way to confusion and lead the way to problems in the future.
forward identify looking principles work
We are looking forward to getting things going as scheduled, ... What we really have to do is ... identify the way forward and see how the principles will actually work in practice.
agreed elements introduced principles
They (North Korea) introduced some elements that are not in the agreed principles
government sent states united washington
We have sent it back to Washington and the United States government will look into it very carefully.
progress rock rolling slip
There has been progress in this (so far) and we don't want to have that progress slip away. ... We've been rolling this rock up the hillside and we don't want it to roll all the way back down.
agreement compensate expect freeze prepared programs separate situation stop
We're not prepared to make a separate agreement for them to freeze programs. We don't want to get into a situation where they stop the programs - in short, freeze the programs, and then expect us to compensate them for a freeze.
believe good needs package table
We think there has been a very good package on the table and we believe the DPRK needs to look very carefully,
believe good needs package table
We think there has been a very good package on the table and we believe the D.P.R.K. needs to look very carefully.
diplomatic interest problem solve
Why are they so single-minded? We want to solve this problem diplomatically, but everyone has to have an interest in doing this through diplomatic means.
korea needs north nuclear
What North Korea needs to do is get out of the nuclear business.
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.