N Korea demands aid guarantees for nuclear disarmament

Thursday 12th June, 03:13 PM JST

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rajakumar at 07:26 PM JST - 12th June

North korea most peaceful in 2008, way to go.
geronimo2006 at 07:41 PM JST - 12th June

Typical from NK. Endless demands, continuing aid and no concessions given. Why wont the world wake up and tell them to get real.
adaydream at 12:51 AM JST - 13th June

If North Korea has actually done as agreed upon and they have completed 80% of their disarmament (by NK reports) then we need to fulfill our agreemants.

Japan not honoring their promises just slows down the process, also. < :-)
WilliB at 01:05 AM JST - 13th June

Gee, what a surprise. North Korea going back on promises. Never heard that one before...

Lets remember that GWB is following long-standing democrat demands here. Diplomacy! Great to see how well diplomacy works... not
SuperLib at 01:41 AM JST - 13th June

I think the fact that they're started to dismantle their nuclear facility is a pretty significant demand being met. I don't really have a problem with aid being increased.
ca1ic0cat at 02:26 AM JST - 13th June

if they are actually holding up their end of the deal then it would be expected that the other countries do so as well. I really can't tell if there are changes being demanded from this article though, so I'll reserve judgement. It might just be another attempt to force Japan to give up on pursuing information on the fate of the people kidnapped. Time will tell.
Taka313 at 06:44 AM JST - 13th June

WilliB, What would you have bush do? Start a third war?

I'm going out on a limb and saying I'd wager you aren't in the military.

Taka
Sarge at 06:50 AM JST - 13th June

"What would you have bush do? Start a third war? I'm going out on a limb and saying you aren't in the military. Taka"

Wars are bad, peace is good.

I don't agree with doing anything to prop up this despicable North Korean regime. Let it implode.

Sarge
Seiharinokaze at 05:22 PM JST - 13th June

However, he said the other countries were unable to meet the North’s demand for a timetable of shipments for remaining energy aid because of Japan—which has refused to donate aid due to its ongoing dispute over North Korean kidnappings of its citizens in the 1970s and 80s.

The South Korean negotiator saying so is meaningful. It's a got-up affair from the beginning isn't it? Who among the six party talk members except Japan believes NK will abolish nukes? Japan is a deliberate hinderance to make NK seemingly have no choice but go back on her promises. And you can have more isolated Japan and dampen her bid to settle the kidnappings dispute too. Japan is supposed to be there only to donate aid while keeping NK nuclearized. All time unarmed cash dispenser without no sense of security and diplomacy.