The United States has no intention to invade or attack the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said James Kelly, US
assistant secretary of state and the US delegation head at the
opening session of the six-party talks that began in Beijing
Wednesday morning.?
US President George W. Bush said last fall that the United
States and other parties concerned will provide security guarantee
to the DPRK and has no intention to invade or attack the DPRK,
Kelly said, adding that it is still the policy of the United
States.
The six-party talks are the most reliable diplomatic channel to
promote the stability of the Korean Peninsula and to realize its
denuclearization, he said.
Northeast Asia is a significant factor to world peace, stability
and prosperity, and therefore the proliferation of the weapons of
mass-destruction must be prevented, he said.
It is the stance of the United States that the DPRK should
eliminate its nuclear programs in a complete, verifiable and
irreversible way, said the US head of delegation.
The settlement of the nuclear issue would open the door to all
bilateral issues among all sides, and open up the prospects for
peace in northeast Asia and the whole world, he said.
(Xinhua News Agency February 25, 2004)