Word: pyongyang
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Anxious onlookers were eager to conclude that the threat of war had been spiked and the tense dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear-weapons program was safely back on the diplomatic track. It is too soon to reach that conclusion, and it could be mistaken. The White House quickly denied it was shutting down its sanctions campaign and asked for clarifications from North Korea. The world's hopes for a peaceful settlement are certain to rise and fall in the coming weeks as the U.S. tries to discern whether Kim is ready for serious negotiations this time or simply...
...White House says it will ask the North Koreans to return to the negotiating table if Pyongyang will only confirm the offer it reportedly made to Jimmy Carter -- to stop its nuclear progam. Today's move by the Administration is the latest attempt to clarify just where the U.S. stands diplomatically in the wake of the former President's visit to North Korea. The White House has halted its drive in the U.N. for trade sanctions against the isolated communist country while it waits for Pyongyang's response...
NORTH KOREA. Despite some calls for firmer action, Clinton stuck to his policy of slowly pressuring Pyongyang into giving up its nuclear dream. Two weeks ago, he said the North Koreans' refusal to permit full inspection of their nuclear facilities made it "virtually imperative" for the U.N. Security Council to consider imposing sanctions. Last week some of the necessary partners began to dance away from the prospect, making it uncertain that Clinton can make the sanctions stick...
...Japanese publicly vowed to go along with any sanctions decided by the U.N. Privately, though, Tokyo is suggesting that the process be drawn out, ! beginning with another warning to Pyongyang, followed by minor sanctions. Only then would Japan move to a full embargo, including a halt to the hundreds of millions of dollars in remittances that North Koreans in Japan send home each year...
...Carter announced last week during his visit to North Korea. Speaking on NBC's "Today" show, Clinton pointed to a proposed summit between the two Koreas as a sign of a potential diplomatic warming. He was more cautious about the centerpiece of Carter's trip: a reported agreement by Pyongyang to freeze its nuclear program. "We have surely something to gain by talking with the North Koreans, by avoiding further steps toward a crisis," said Clinton. "But we have to know there's been a change...