(dal discorso dell'ambasciatore Lee al Rotary Club di Washington)
"Clearly, one of the key issues affecting the region – and indeed, in many respects, the world – is the North Korea’s nuclear ambition.
In early October this year, the U.S. and North Korea reached a tentative agreement on verification measures so that the accuracy and thoroughness of North Korea’s declarations could be authenticated. However, at the recently-concluded round of Six-Party Talks in Beijing, the North Koreans went back on their word and refused to agree to what they had said in October.
For reasons known only to themselves and which seem to defy all logic, the North Koreans missed a golden opportunity to move toward a peaceful and mutually acceptable solution to this continuing problem.
Perhaps they are calculating that there will be a better climate with a new Administration. I believe that would be a serious mistake on their part.
Throughout the campaign, President-elect Obama spoke in support of the Six-Party Talks. He also spoke of his intention to engage in direct diplomacy with the North Korean president, which we would welcome if doing so could make real progress on this issue.
In fact, President Lee recently has went out of his way to say that “It would be a good thing” for Mr. Obama to meet with Kim Jong-il if such a meeting could get North Korea closer to abandoning its nuclear programs.
This issue is not going away, and will, I am certain, be at the top of the agenda of the new Administration."
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