DPRK Puts Forward Package Solutions to Nuclear Issue

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DPRK Puts Forward Package Solutions to Nuclear Issue

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) put forward a package of solutions to the nuclear issue during the six-way talks held in Beijing, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.

The package solutions include the US signing of non-aggression treaty with the DPRK, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the DPRK, the guarantee of DPRK-Japan and inter-Korean economic cooperation, the completion of light-water reactors, the report said.

In return, the DPRK will not manufacture nuclear weapons and allow in inspection, realize the ultimate dismantlement of nuclear facilities and stop the export and experiment of missiles, it said.

"As the United States refuses to express intentions to switch over its hostile policy against DPRK, prospects for the next round of talks have fallen into danger," said KCNA.

DPRK has told six-party talks in Beijing it is preparing to declare itself a nuclear nation and is contemplating testing nuclear weapons, US officials said Thursday in Washington.

The question from the Bush administration standpoint is "whether this is a serious and irreversible statement or part of their past pattern of starting every conversation by being threatening to see if it wins them something," said one official, asking not to be identified.

"Reports back to us from the delegation are that they (DPRK) said they were preparing to declare themselves a nuclear nation and contemplating testing," the official told CNN.

The official said the DPRK delegation also told the meeting participants that they had the means to deliver nuclear weapons.

"My understanding is that it was done in what our people called a somewhat agitated way -- in the context of their view that we are hostile toward them and this is how they plan to respond," the official said.

The official said he did not have information as to whether the DPRK delegation detailed any timetable for declaring their country to be a nuclear power or for possible testing.

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