Remarks to the Press Following a Discussion With Indonesian Youths on RCTI Television

Secretary Colin L. Powell
Jakarta, Indonesia
July 2, 2004

QUESTION: Are you disappointed that they [the North Koreans] haven’t accepted the U.S. proposal, that there is no apparent breakthrough?

SECRETARY POWELL: We had a short discussion this morning and all we did in that discussion was to reaffirm the position that both sides took at the six-party talks. There wasn’t any negotiation, it was just to make sure there was clarity of our position and they wanted to make sure we had clarity of their position. We did not conduct negotiations. I shared all this information with my six-party colleagues. That was the extent of the discussion. Thank you.

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