Korea - Secretary's Remarks

Question:   What did the Secretary mean when he said that we will have to make a judgement with our allies over the next 2 weeks as to what kind of security assurance would be satisfactory for all of us to provide to the North Koreans? Is there a particular meeting that is going to occur in the next 2 weeks?

Answer:   As the Secretary indicated, we will be consulting with South Korea and Japan on North Korea policy, including coordination for the next round of Six Party Talks and how to deal with North Korea's stated security concerns in that context. As part of those consultations, we hope to meet trilaterally in the new few weeks, but there is no date to announce for such a meeting at this point.