02 February 2004 - North Korea Special Weapons News |
- At least 190 Cases of U.S. Aerial Espionage Committed in January KCNA 02 Feb 2004 -- The U.S. imperialist warmongers have committed more than 190 cases of round-the-clock aerial espionage against the DPRK in January, according to military sources. Involved in them were strategic and tactical reconnaissance planes with various missions based in south Korea and overseas.
- US KOREAS/TALKS VOA 02 Feb 2004 -- Leading U-S diplomats were in Tokyo and Seoul Monday to discuss how to get North Korea back to the negotiating table to end the crisis over its nuclear ambitions. As V-O-A's Amy Bickers reports from Tokyo, the U-S envoys expressed optimism that another round of talks will take place soon.
- NOKOR / SOKOR TALKS PREVIEW VOA 02 Feb 2004 -- North and South Korea will hold high-level talks in Seoul Tuesday, with the focus expected to be on when Pyongyang will agree to a second round of talks on its nuclear weapons program. As V-O-A's Amy Bickers reports from Tokyo, the two sides will also discuss joint economic and cultural cooperation projects at their meeting - the 13th of its kind.
- KOREAS/TALKS VOA 02 Feb 2004 -- Diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis continue in Tokyo and Seoul, where two top U-S officials have been meeting with Japanese and South Korean officials. As V-O-A's Amy Bickers reports from Tokyo, the U-S envoys say they hope talks to end the 17-month-old dispute will be held soon.
- Japan's Adoption of Anti-DPRK Law Assailed KCNA 02 Feb 2004 -- Japan passed amendment to the law on foreign exchange and trade with foreign countries through the House of Representatives on Jan. 28 in a bid to support by law its moves to strangle the DPRK economically and settle the outstanding issues between the DPRK and the U.S. and between the DPRK and Japan in keeping with its intention to stifle the DPRK, says Minju Joson Sunday in a signed commentary.
- Philippine President on Negotiated Settlement of Nuclear Issue KCNA 02 Feb 2004 -- The Philippine government and people maintain the stand that the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the U.S. should be settled through dialogue and negotiations, not through economic blockade against the DPRK, said Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Jan. 26 when she received credentials from new DPRK Ambassador e.p. to Philippines O Song Chol.
- KCNA Blasts U.S. Arms Buildup KCNA 02 Feb 2004 -- The U.S. was reported to have contemplated spending 425 billion US dollars as a military budget for the year 2004. This is all-time high, when recalling that the U.S. annual military expenditure was 342.4 billion US dollars on an average in the period of the Cold War.
- U.S. Accused of Impeding Peace, Reunification and Cooperation of Korean Nation KCNA 02 Feb 2004 -- The United States is a wicked disturber of peace and reunification of Korea and national cooperation as it is keen to bedevil the favorably developing inter-Korean relations and bar the implementation of the June 15 North-South Joint Declaration by driving the situation on the Korean peninsula to an extreme pitch of tension, says Rodong Sinmun today in a signed article.
- Prospects high for early resumption of six-party talks: S.Korean official PLA DAily 02 Feb 2004 -- Prospects are high for an early resumption of six-party talks on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear crisis, possibly in February, a South Korean official said Sunday.
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