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Article: Energy aid, security offered to North Korea; United States wants Pyongyang to end its nuclear program
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- June 24, 2004
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BEIJING (AP) - U.S. negotiators presented the first detailed
American proposal Wednesday on resolving the standoff with North
Korea. The United States offered energy aid and a security guarantee
in exchange for North Korea dismantling its nuclear program.
The proposal is meant to break an impasse in talks that began
their third round after earlier negotiations brought no progress on
Washington's demand for the North to scrap its nuclear program.
The step-by-step plan would begin with Pyongyang freezing its
nuclear program for a three-month period to prepare for dismantling,
during which it would list all nuclear activities and allow
monitoring of its facilities, U.S. officials said.
North ...