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Korea, North

Background Notes
Library of Congress Country Study
Special Representative for North Korea Policy: Stephen W. Bosworth
Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks: Sung Kim

Map and flag of North Korea

Implementation of the UN Resolutions on North Korea
Date: 10/20/2009 Description: Philip Goldberg, U.S. ambassador in charge of enforcing U.N. sanctions against North Korea, speaks to reporters in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. © AP ImageAmbassador Goldberg (Oct. 20): "Our agreement on the way forward is really based in three areas: one is a return to the core principle, the essential element of discussing denuclearization in the Korean Peninsula; second, that this should be achieved through a multilateral framework, the Six-Party framework; and number three, implementation of the resolutions 1874 and 1718, which have been agreed as part of our cooperative efforts to achieve denuclearization and a return to the multi-party framework." Full Text

Efforts Toward Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
Department Spokesman Kelly (Oct. 6): "[Y]ou know what our goal is, and all of our efforts are really put behind that goal of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. ... And our policy is very clear, that we would support a bilateral dialogue that is within the context of the Six-Party Talks--in other words in close coordination, done in close consultation with our partners, as long as those talks led to a resumption of the Six-Party Talks." Full Text

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