Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
awaits certain china convince deal decision hope responsibility table
I hope that China will feel a certain responsibility to try to convince the DPRK that the deal is there on the table and it only awaits the decision of the DPRK to take that deal,
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.
although elements focus fund light nobody prepared rather speak table understand water
I have made it very clear, and I think the other delegations have made it clear, although I'll let them speak for themselves, that nobody is prepared to fund the light water reactor, and they should rather focus on the elements that are on the table and understand that those elements would be very beneficial.
based began closed concerned finite frankly issues number separate table telling worse
Based on what the negotiators were telling us, it's a finite number of issues that separate us, ... It sounded a little worse right as the negotiations closed because they began to put things on the table which frankly had been resolved, and I'm not too concerned about those things.
dragged gets impression line people ready themselves
One gets the impression there are some people back in Pyongyang who still have not dragged themselves over the line to be ready to give this up,
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.
move needs swiftly understand
The DPRK needs to understand we need to move swiftly on denuclearization,
electricity interested obvious
It has been very obvious to us that they are not so much interested in electricity,
countries darkest gives literally pleasure
It gives no one any pleasure that the DPRK is literally one of the darkest countries in the world,
bulb energy korean light north nuclear related result turned understand
It is very important to understand that all the North Korean nuclear energy programs, up to now, all of them have been related to weapons. Not a light bulb has been turned on as a result of the nuclear reactors in North Korea.
deal good road
I think it is a good deal for everybody, especially for the DPRK, which does have a long road to travel,
brighter crossroads forward nuclear prosperous secure stand
In a very real sense, (North Korea) really does stand at a crossroads and they can look forward to a brighter future, a more secure future, a more prosperous future, ... But they really can't do it with nuclear weapons. They've really got to get off that.
deal good
I think it is a good deal for everybody, especially for the DPRK,
further meetings
I don't have any further six-party meetings planned, to my knowledge.