Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
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,
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.
ought sure talk talks
I'm not sure there is really much more I can talk to them about...I think they ought to come back to the six-party talks without any condition.
committed moving process sooner talk
The sooner the better (when it comes to the resumption of six-way talks). We are very much committed to the six-party talk process (and) we want to get moving on it.
decided koreans north return sure talk
The North Koreans have not yet decided to return to the (six-party) talks. I'm not sure there's much more I can talk to them about.
chinese given internal looking people react talking text
The Chinese have given us a text to react to, some ideas, so we're looking at those and having some internal discussions and talking with people in Washington,
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,
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,