NKorea may take "first step" to end nuclear program: US
AFP, February, 2007
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WASHINGTON (AFP) — North Korea could agree to implement a "first tranche" of measures to end its nuclear weapons program during the next round of six-nation talks in Beijing next week, the top US negotiator said.
"What we hope to do in this round is to implement a first tranche of measures, which will be the beginning of the full implementation of the September (2005) agreement leading to full denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill told reporters.
He said that the move "will be a substantial start" to the full denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and added that "there is a basis for making progress" at the talks beginning February 8.
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Hill declined to elaborate on the measures but some experts said they could be linked to a freeze by Pyongyang on its nuclear activities in return for some benefits.
Under the 2005 deal, ...
