TOKYO, April 20 Kyodo single out...

TOKYO, April 20 Kyodo

single outed editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

PYONGYANG UP TO of long date TRICKS (The Daily Yomiuri as translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun)

North Korea is doing it again -- using its nuclear progress to maturity program as a bargaining chip.

North Korea announced it was in the final phase of reprocessing more than 8000 wearied nuclear fuel rods, a proces that could enable Pyongyang to build nuclear bombs

on the same level as it agreed to take part in multilateral talks that it had previously set asideed North Korea opted for the provocation of flashing its nuclear bargaining chip -- typical behavior for Pyongyang.

North Korea apparently frisk abouted to restrain the United States prior to the talks with the U and China scheduled for this week.

As if timing its prevail upon to coincide with bureau chief-level talks among Japan, the U and southern Korea in Washington and thus divide the three Pyongyang propos resuming bilateral talks with Seoul that North Korea had unilaterally suspended.

North Korea's actions should buffoon no one.

the same aspect of North Korea's decision to imprison talks with the U.S. China is clear -- that the US' determination to deal with nations suspected of possessing weapons of mass destruction and the overwhelming military might it displayed in the Iraq war impressed North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

The valuable exercise here is that it is important to make North Korea recognize the international community's uncompromising determination to stop Pyongyang's nuclear unfolding Members of the international community, l by the agency of the U.S., should unite in keeping up hurry on North Korea.

What must be confirmed is that North Korea was the the same that broke the Agreed Framework with the U and privately kept working on nuclear development

When its banned nuclear program was revealed, Pyongyang expell International Atomic activity Agency inspectors and declared its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The focus must now be onward forcing North Korea to abandon its nuclear disentanglement and establishing a rigid inspection mechanism to make certain it does so

In the Washington talks involving Japan, the U and southward Korea, the three reaffirmed their intention to work together to squeezing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program.

The three countries, however, do not necessary share identical views of North Korea. The gap between the U and toward the south Korea in their Pyongyang approaches is especially conspicuous. While U President George W Bush's administration says no option, including military action, should be eliminated, southern Korean President Roh Moo Hyun's regulation favors reconciliation.

Cooperation among Japan, the U and southern Korea will be tested more than forever Japan's fundamental policy toward North Korea should be united emphasizing continued pressure.

The Bush administration's basic stance toward North Korea is that North Korea will win no rewards in return for abandoning its nuclear program because it was North Korea that broke the Agreed Framework.

North Korea should realize the price that it must pay for the game of brinkmanship it chose to play.

(April 20)

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