The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) urged on July 31 the United States to fulfill its promise and stick to the principle of "words for words" and "action for action" in order to solve the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.

"The US attitude towards the principle of 'words for words' and'action for action' will serve as a touchstone of its true stance towards the nuclear issue," said a signed commentary in the country's state-run paper Rodong Sinmun.

"The Bush administration is making much fuss pressing the DPRK to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, raising a hue and cry over the 'danger' of its nuclear development," said the commentary.

"Now that the DPRK has clarified its goal for denuclearization, the US should commit itself to abandoning its hostile policy towards the DPRK," the commentary continued.

As the first phase of proof of its commitment, the US should "lift economic sanctions and blockades against the country, erase it from the list of 'sponsors of terrorism' and provide the DPRK with two million kilowatts of electricity in energy aid," it said.

In order to find an appropriate solution to the nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula, the six parties of the DPRK, the Republic of Korea, China, Japan, Russia and the US have met three times in Beijing.

In the latest round of the six-party talks on June 23-26 the convening parties reached consensus on the first phase of the denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula by agreeing to a step-by-step process of "words for words" and "action for action" in the search for a peaceful solution to the nuclear issue.

Source: Xinhua