Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
fund neither nor prepared process states united
Neither the United States nor any other participants in the six-party process is prepared to fund a light-water reactor,
billions building expensive light mean rather talking water
No one's building a light water reactor. These are rather expensive things, I mean we're talking talking billions of dollars. So that's not happening,
assume civilian issue peaceful problems
One should not assume that the outstanding problems all have to do with the issue of so-called peaceful use or civilian use.
agreement begin principle
is to see how we can take an agreement in principle and begin to see how an agreement in principle can be put into practice.
focus
I think they should focus on what is on the table,
agreement anticipate early fifth move next quickly round september stage starting talks thereafter
If we can get an agreement at the end of August, quickly thereafter in September we will move to the next stage ...the so-called fifth round of the six-party talks we would anticipate starting at very early fall.
concerned ideas quite
but we have some ideas cooking; we're working on it. We're very concerned about the violence. It's quite widespread.
progress
If we're not going to make progress, we're not going to be here,
agreement answer energy losing money question standing
So the question is why are they standing aside, losing so much money from only the energy agreement ... they have to answer that question.
create disarm korean
First, they have got to disarm (and) create a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.
create discussion korean subject time
First they have got to disarm, create a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and once they are back in the NPT with IAEA safeguards, at an appropriate time we'll have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor.
agreement cannot committed gotten pretend time weapons
This is first time they have committed to completely dismantle their weapons in an international agreement. They cannot just stall and pretend it does not exist. I think they have gotten the message.
guess position
I think they know our position and I guess we know their position because I don't think anything has changed.
economic interested seem sort
They are not interested in economic assistance, they seem to be interested in a light-water reactor as a sort of trophy.