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Debates continued as to whether the North Korean denuclearisation process was stalling. Reports indicated that the Bush administration was debating over how long it could wait for the North Korean nuclear declaration. The debate assumed significance as the fulfillment of the nuclear agreement would be a significant foreign policy victory for Bush administration which is on its way out. While several members of the Bush administration, including Vice President Dick Cheney, would like a more proactive role to be followed, the administration’s lead negotiator on the denuclearisation agreement, Christopher Hill favoured a more restrained approach1.
North Korea on the other hand has accused the United States of failing to meet its commitment. It continued to blame Washington for the slow progress in the denuclearisation agreement2.
- 1. Helene Cooper, “U.S. Sees Stalling by North Korea on Nuclear Pact,” The New York Times, January 19, 2008, at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/19/washington/19korea.html?_r=1&sq=nuclea...
- 2. “N. Korea Media: US Not Meeting Commitments,” The New York Times, January 22, 2008, at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/koreas_nuclear