South Korean and U.S. officials on Tuesday urged Pyongyang to conduct an early declaration of its nuclear programs, warning to take further steps against it.
"With regard to the issue of the declaration (of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear program), we have given it enough time for submitting a correct and complete one," Chun Yung-woo, South Kroea's chief negotiator for the six-party talks, said after meeting with his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill in Seoul.
"We expect the North (DPRK) to submit a correct and complete declaration as soon as possible," Chun said.
The DPRK said it submitted the declaration last November. However, the U.S. side argued the document was not complete.
Chun said South Korea and the United States shared the understanding that "there is no reason to wait further." The two sides discussed further steps, he added.
However, he refused to disclose what the next step is.
Hill, who arrived here on Tuesday for a three-day visit, said "We have to see whether DPRK is really prepared to keep moving on the six-party process. We can't walk away from this problem."
Under an agreement reached last October during the six-party talks on the nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula, DPRK agreed to declare all its nuclear programs by the end of 2007 while the United States and other parties provide economic, energy and humanitarian assistance to DPRK.
Source:Xinhua
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