US in touch with N. Korea ahead of nuke talks (AFP) Updated: 2005-08-18 07:48
"If we can agree on what the sign posts are going to be ... we can put
together an agreement -- perhaps later in September, October at the very latest
-- because we really would like to keep the momentum going."
Hill also warmly praised China's role in facilitating the talks, due to
resume on an as yet unspecified day during the week of August 29, saying once
testy Sino-US ties had now reached maturity.
"I give the Chinese a lot of credit for this ... we have really found ways to
communicate and found ways to cooperate."
Hill also warned that North Korea should expect increasing scrutiny of its
human rights record, should it conclude its best interests lie in making a deal
to end its nuclear programs and opening up to the world.
"If the DPRK wants to enter the international arena and wants to be a
participant it's got to begin to consider the cost of admission, and part of the
cost is that your human rights record will be looked at."
"It is simply a fact that, if you're going to be in the international
community, you've got to subscribe to certain rules of the game, rules of the
club."
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