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Nuclear talks with U.S. and North Korea still face impasse
by Joseph Ernest December 21, 2010
Newscast Media --Unless North Korea shows it is willing to meet conditions on halting its nuclear facilities, the US has ruled out resuming any negotiations or talks with Pyongyang. North Korea has not responded, and the White House has described its actions as belligerent.
The White House's remarks come after an unofficial visit to North Korea by Gov. Bill Richardson who said Pyongyang would re-open its facilities to UN inspectors. North Korea has not confirmed the offer nor has UN's nuclear watchdog responded to Richardson's statements. Richardson believes that the North's gesture to allow international inspectors back in to its main nuclear complex, and its restraint in not retaliating for South Korean live-fire drills, could provide a basis for new six-party talks.
However, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said the North was not "even remotely ready" for such talks.
"Right now the action must come not from their words, but from their deeds," he said. We're not going to get a table in a room and have six-party talks just for the feel-good notion of having six-party talks. The six-party talks will be restarted again when the North Koreans display a willingness to change their behavior," Mr Gibbs said.
"We're not going to get a table in a room and have six-party talks just for the feel-good notion of having six-party talks."
Mr Gibbs said there were no plans for Mr Richardson to talk with the president following his unofficial trip to North Korea, which was made at Pyongyang's invitation. Add Comments>>
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