North Korea at the Nuclear Security Summit?

Duyeon Kim | May 11, 2011 | there are 0 comments 0

In a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 9 in Berlin, South Korean President Lee Myungbak said,

"I offer a proposal to invite Chairman Kim Jong-il to the Nuclear Security Summit on March 26-27 next year if North Korea agrees with the international community that it will be firm and sincere about giving up nuclear programs."

This is in line with a similar comment he made after the 2010 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in which he said would "gladly invite" Pyongyang to the follow on Summit if the regime rejoins and complies with the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and demonstrates clear commitment to denuclearization.

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