Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
chinese great investment work
The Chinese have a great investment in the process. They want it to work as much as we do.
consider final invitation
a kind invitation to consider it as a final version.
believe bridge certainly difficult effort good remaining
a good effort to try to bridge the remaining differences, which I believe are difficult but certainly not insurmountable.
signed understand
all of the participants understand what they signed up for.
consider discussion subject
And only after that and at an appropriate time, we will consider having the discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor.
five frankly view
The DPRK still has the view that the other five countries, frankly speaking, do not share,
move needs swiftly understand
The DPRK needs to understand we need to move swiftly on denuclearization,
accepts anybody demands good question whether
The DPRK has some demands and the question is whether anybody accepts those demands and I think we have pretty good arrangements on that,
energy engaged nuclear succeeded turning
The DPRK has been engaged in nuclear energy for some 25 years. They have not succeeded in turning it into electricity. They have succeeded in turning it into plutonium.
chinese close delegation draft latest together
The latest draft put together by the Chinese delegation is a very negotiated document, ... We were really getting close, close to the end of this round.
access deal energy financial good light security serious table water
The light water reactor for us is a nonstarter, ... We have a pretty good deal on the table (including) security guarantees, a recognition package, access to international financial institutions, and a very serious energy package.
The light-water reactor for us is a non-starter.
fair major rather
I think it's fair to say we have a rather major disagreement on this point.
absolutely countries decision depend depends moment neighbors nuclear prosperity relations sorts toward turn weapons
It is a big decision for them (North Korea), a big undertaking, but it's absolutely the right decision for them. The security, the success, the prosperity of the DPRK does not depend on nuclear weapons. In fact, it depends on relations with others. So this is a moment which I think will be a very important moment in their history, to make this turn, and to turn away from these sorts of weapons and toward interactions with their neighbors and with other countries in the world.