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N. Korea's rocket launch will further delay 6-way talks: expert
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Yonhap) -- The six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament are unlikely to resume any time soon, a U.S. expert said Thursday, as tension mounted just days ahead of the communist state's launch of what it calls a "satellite."
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama
earlier in the day agreed to "respond firmly" to the launch at the U.N. Security
Council. The agreement was made during their one-on-one meeting in London held on
the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
North Korea's neighbors and the United States suspect the rocket launch is a
cover for Pyongyang to test its ballistic missile technology.
"Although the six party talks are not linked to the missile issue and the Obama
administration has expressed interest in resuming the negotiations, it is
unlikely there will be a resumption of the talks in the near term," said Bruce
Klingner, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
Klingner predicted that the U.S. and its allies will try to adopt a new punitive
resolution aside from the two resolutions the Security Council passed in 2006
after North Korea's ballistic missile launch and its first nuclear test, despite
reluctance from China and Russia.
He noted that Pyongyang has threatened to scuttle the talks if the U.S. seeks
U.N. action against North Korea's violation of the two resolutions. The
negotiations have been stalled since December over a disagreement on how to
inspect the North's nuclear facilities.
U.S. and South Korean officials have said that the strength of any newly applied
sanctions would depend largely upon discussions with Russia and China. The two
nations have urged all parties involved to show restraint in addressing the
launch issue.
"The U.S., South Korea, and Japan have agreed that the rocket launch is a
violation of U.N. resolutions and would lead them to go to the U.N. Security
Resolution for action," Klingner said. "Though none have specified the details of
strategy, the allies would likely call for full implementation of U.N.
Resolutions 1695 and 1718 as well as a follow-on resolution that levies
additional punitive measures."
The rocket launch and ensuing U.N. action, whatever it may be, will likely limit
the Obama administration's room to maneuver in handling the North's nuclear and
ballistic missile ambitions.
"North Korea's belligerent behavior of the past several months constrains the
ability of the Obama administration to offer inducements to Pyongyang," Klingner
said. "Even without the missile provocation, the talks were stalled due to North
Korean intransigence and Pyongyang's actions show it will not adopt a more
accommodating stance despite the change in U.S. leadership."
hdh@yna.co.kr
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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama
earlier in the day agreed to "respond firmly" to the launch at the U.N. Security
Council. The agreement was made during their one-on-one meeting in London held on
the sidelines of the G-20 summit.
North Korea's neighbors and the United States suspect the rocket launch is a
cover for Pyongyang to test its ballistic missile technology.
"Although the six party talks are not linked to the missile issue and the Obama
administration has expressed interest in resuming the negotiations, it is
unlikely there will be a resumption of the talks in the near term," said Bruce
Klingner, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
Klingner predicted that the U.S. and its allies will try to adopt a new punitive
resolution aside from the two resolutions the Security Council passed in 2006
after North Korea's ballistic missile launch and its first nuclear test, despite
reluctance from China and Russia.
He noted that Pyongyang has threatened to scuttle the talks if the U.S. seeks
U.N. action against North Korea's violation of the two resolutions. The
negotiations have been stalled since December over a disagreement on how to
inspect the North's nuclear facilities.
U.S. and South Korean officials have said that the strength of any newly applied
sanctions would depend largely upon discussions with Russia and China. The two
nations have urged all parties involved to show restraint in addressing the
launch issue.
"The U.S., South Korea, and Japan have agreed that the rocket launch is a
violation of U.N. resolutions and would lead them to go to the U.N. Security
Resolution for action," Klingner said. "Though none have specified the details of
strategy, the allies would likely call for full implementation of U.N.
Resolutions 1695 and 1718 as well as a follow-on resolution that levies
additional punitive measures."
The rocket launch and ensuing U.N. action, whatever it may be, will likely limit
the Obama administration's room to maneuver in handling the North's nuclear and
ballistic missile ambitions.
"North Korea's belligerent behavior of the past several months constrains the
ability of the Obama administration to offer inducements to Pyongyang," Klingner
said. "Even without the missile provocation, the talks were stalled due to North
Korean intransigence and Pyongyang's actions show it will not adopt a more
accommodating stance despite the change in U.S. leadership."
hdh@yna.co.kr
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