This comes after foreign affairs deputy minister Aziz Pahad met with North Korea’s recently accredited ambassador to Pretoria, Mr Pak Kun Gwang yesterday to discuss the situation in the Peninsula, following North Korea’s reactivation of its nuclear power capability.
In their diplomatic conversation, ambassador Kun Gwang blamed the United States (US) for leading his country to reactivating its nuclear station, which the international community fears would lead to the development of Weapons of Mass Development (WMD).
He said the US decision to suspend heavy crude oil deliveries and the delay in the construction of the two light water nuclear reactors, as agreed to in his country’s Framework Agreement with the US, had resulted in Pyongyang reactivating its nuclear power ‘to generate much needed electricity.’
The move has led to a standoff between the US and North Korea as well as other foreign countries, which see the step as a direct threat to world peace.
The Korean decision to restart its programmes came several months after US President George W Bush labeled it together with Iraq and Iran as ‘an axis of evil,’ that posed a threat to the international community.
In a bid to avoid confrontation, North Korea has proposed the conclusion of a Non-Aggression Treaty with the Bush administration, said ambassador Kun Gwang.
‘This in turn, would create confidence and stability in the Korean Peninsula and prevent an arms race.’
Meanwhile, the ambassador hinted that plans to unify the North and South Koreas were on track and that progress in the economic, sport and cultural fields ‘has been achieved.’– BuaNews
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