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...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...
President Clinton said he was heartened by the apparent thaw in North Korea's stance, announced by former President Jimmy Carter today, following meetings in Pyongyang. But he requested clarification from the North Koreans as to whether they would agree to freeze their nuclear program while talks were under way. Clinton also asserted that he would continue to push for U.N. sanctions. Carter had reported that the communist leaders will allow nuclear-facility inspectors to continue their work and would like the U.S. to help the economically beleaguered country replace some of its more dangerous nuclear-power technology...