USA: SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST NOT ALLOW THE KOREAN PENINSULA TO "BECOME NUCLEAR"
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USA: SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST NOT ALLOW THE KOREAN PENINSULA TO "BECOME NUCLEAR"
- Title: USA: SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL SAYS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MUST NOT ALLOW THE KOREAN PENINSULA TO "BECOME NUCLEAR"
- Date: 26th April 2003
- Summary: (EU) WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (APRIL 24, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. MV U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL ENTERING BUILDING; MV POWELL APPROACHING PODIUM; MV PEOPLE LISTENING (3 SHOTS) 0.21 2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) COLIN POWELL, UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, SAYING "The one thing that is absolutely clear as a result of this meeting, once again, is that there is unity within the community that we must not allow the peninsula to become nuclear.The strong views of the Chinese government, of course of the United States, Japan, and South Korea and of Russia, Australia and other neighbours in the region. North Korea must come to understand this. North Korea must come to understand that we will not be threatened, we will not respond to threats. We look for a way forward that will eliminate this threat and put North Korea on the path to a better future, a better future that will provide a better life for its people." 1.13 3. WIDE OF POWELL SPEAKING 1.18 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) POWELL SAYING "We made it absolutely clear, as you know we have not taken any options off the table. The President remains convinced that a peaceful solution can be found through diplomacy and through political action, but it's going to take efforts on the part of all of North Korea's neighbours. North Korea would like to make it a U.S. North Korea problem, it is not a U.S. North Korea problem." 1.47 5. SCU PEOPLE LISTENING 1.51 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) POWELL SAYING "We will be firm, we will continue to press for a diplomatic resolution, we will remove no options from the table, and the North Koreans should not leave the meetings in Beijing, now that they have come to a conclusion, there may be some more bilateral meetings between the United States and China, and between China and North Korea, but our meetings with North Korea are in the tri-lateral multi-lateral setting.They should not leave this series of discussions that have been held in Beijing with the slightest impression that the United States and its partners and the nations in the region will be intimidated by bellicose statements or by threats or actions they think might get them more attention or might force us to make a concession that we would not otherwise make. They would be very ill advised to move in that direction." 2.48 7. MV POWELL SPEAKING TO AUDIENCE 2.57 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Story Text: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has said the
international community must not allow the Korean Peninsula to
"become nuclear" and warned North Korea the United States and
its partners "will not be intimidated by bellicose statements
or by threats."
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday
(April 24, 2003) that talks on North Korea's suspected nuclear
weapons program ended a day earlier than expected in Beijing
and the United States would not be intimidated by "bellicose
statements" from Pyongyang.
Powell also said Washington had not taken any options off
the table -- a diplomatic phrase meaning that military action
had not been ruled out -- and that it was looking for ways to
"eliminate" the threat posed by any North Korean nuclear
weapons program.
"The one thing that is absolutely clear as a result of this
meeting, once again, is that there is unity within the
community that we must not allow the peninsula to become
nuclear.The strong views of the Chinese government, of course
of the United States, Japan, and South Korea and of Russia,
Australia and other neighbours in the region. North Korea must
come to understand this. North Korea must come to understand
that we will not be threatened, we will not respond to
threats. We look for a way forward that will eliminate this
threat and put North Korea on the path to a better future, a
better future that will provide a better life for its people,"
Powell told the Asia-Pacific Council.
"We made it absolutely clear, as you know we have not taken
any options off the table. The President remains convinced
that a peaceful solution can be found through diplomacy and
through political action, but it's going to take efforts on
the part of all of North Korea's neighbours. North Korea would
like to make it a U.S. North Korea problem, it is not a U.S.
North Korea problem," Powell said.
"We will be firm, we will continue to press for a
diplomatic resolution, we will remove no options from the
table, and the North Koreans should not leave the meetings in
Beijing, now that they have come to a conclusion, there may be
some more bilateral meetings between the United States and
China, and between China and North Korea, but our meetings
with North Korea are in the tri-lateral multi-lateral
setting.They should not leave this series of discussions that
have been held in Beijing with the slightest impression that
the United States and its partners and the nations in the
region will be intimidated by bellicose statements or by
threats or actions they think might get them more attention or
might force us to make a concession that we would not
otherwise make. They would be very ill advised to move in that
direction," Powell added.
Powell said that bilateral talks might take place on
Friday, however, between China and the United States and China
and North Korea. China was a party to the two days of talks.
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