Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
freeze koreans north putting raised
I have just told the North Koreans ... (they) raised the idea (of) what can be done about putting the interim measure, a freeze measure. I told them I am not interested.
progress
If we're not going to make progress, we're not going to be here,
might possible talk wind
If we're not going to be here ... we'll have to talk about what possible way we might wind this up,
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.
coming consulting focused include obviously partners plans travel weeks
I don't have any plans yet and I am obviously going to be very focused in the coming weeks of consulting with other partners and that could well include DPRK but I haven't made any travel plans yet.
besides discussed meetings plan purpose sure
I don't have any plan because meetings should have a purpose and we've already discussed our positions. So I'm not sure of the purpose to have a meeting, besides (that) I'm in Tokyo.
further meetings
I don't have any further six-party meetings planned, to my knowledge.
among construct detect light parties type water
I don't detect among any of the parties a willingness to construct a light water reactor which will be a very expensive, very long-term type of project,
clear discussion issue light nuclear particular peaceful subject water
What we have made clear is that we will have a discussion on the issue of peaceful nuclear energy, and in particular the subject of the provision of a light water reactor, but only at an appropriate time.
decide listen pressure
going to decide on their own. They're not going to listen to pressure from me.
accepts anybody demands question whether
has some demands and the question is whether anybody accepts those demands.
progress
I can't say really that there has been progress,
difficult point
I can't say at this point how it's going to end up, ... difficult but not insurmountable.
parties process push together
get parties together to push the process forward.