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North Korean delegates at six-party nuclear talks in Beijing recently requested the right to verify whether the U.S. Forces Korea have nuclear weapons. The North made the demand when the participating countries discussed verification of North Korea¡¯s dismantlement of nuclear programs, Radio Free Asia reported Wednesday.
RFA said North Korean delegates claimed they could not agree on a verification scheme for North Korea's nuclear programs unless the six-party talks permit verification of whether the USFK has nuclear weapons. The reason no joint statement, considered a higher-level document than the press communique issued after the six-party talks last Saturday, could be agreed on was that there were ¡°differences in opinion¡± between the U.S. and North Korea on that demand.
North Korea made the demand in calling for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, as opposed to denuclearization of North Korea. RFA added the North remains opposed to the IAEA joining in verifying whether it really is abandoning its nuclear program.
(englishnews@chosun.com )
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