Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill
agreement days depend helps large measure solve weeks whether
Whether this agreement helps solve this will depend in large measure on what we do in the days and weeks that follow.
absolutely countries decision depend depends moment neighbors nuclear prosperity relations sorts toward turn weapons
It is a big decision for them (North Korea), a big undertaking, but it's absolutely the right decision for them. The security, the success, the prosperity of the DPRK does not depend on nuclear weapons. In fact, it depends on relations with others. So this is a moment which I think will be a very important moment in their history, to make this turn, and to turn away from these sorts of weapons and toward interactions with their neighbors and with other countries in the world.
agree discuss forward obviously parties six
We're going to discuss a way forward on the six-party talks. Obviously what we need is for all six parties to agree to a date.
finish month negotiate ready sit
We've used the one month very productively in Washington, we're ready to sit down and negotiate and try to finish this thing.
decided draft recess whether
Whether we have a draft that everyone agrees on, or whether it's decided that there should be a recess of some kind, we don't know yet,
forward identify looking principles work
We are looking forward to getting things going as scheduled, ... What we really have to do is ... identify the way forward and see how the principles will actually work in practice.
progress
If we're not going to make progress, we're not going to be here,
might possible talk wind
If we're not going to be here ... we'll have to talk about what possible way we might wind this up,
approach assure believes course government
Of course not everyone agrees with this... but I can assure you that the US government believes this is the right approach and this is what we are doing.
agreed air hold issues none unless
None of these issues is agreed unless all of them are agreed. We have a lot of issues in the air that we need to hold together.
billions building expensive light mean rather talking water
No one's building a light water reactor. These are rather expensive things, I mean we're talking talking billions of dollars. So that's not happening,
ambiguous leave nuclear programs
Nuclear weapons, nuclear programs are not something that one should leave in an ambiguous state.
coming helpful life obviously short statement
Life is too short to overreact to every statement coming out of Pyongyang. It obviously was not a helpful statement. But it was not unexpected, either.
coming helpful life obviously short statement
Life is too short to overreact to every statement coming out of Pyongyang, ... It obviously was not a helpful statement. But it was not unexpected, either.