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The following is the full text of “Initial Actions for the Implementation of the Joint

Statement” adopted at the latest round of six-nation negotiations over North Korea's

nuclear weapons program in Beijing on Feb. 13.

The third session of the fifth round of the Six-Party Talks was held in Beijing among

the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, the

Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America from 8 to

13 February 2007.

Wu Dawei, vice minister of foreign affairs of the PRC, Kim Gye-gwan, vice minister of

foreign affairs of the DPRK; Kenichiro Sasae, director-general for Asian and Oceanian

affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan; Chun Yung-woo, special representative

for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs of the ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs

and Trade; Alexander Losyukov, deputy minister of foreign affairs of the Russian

Federation; and Christopher Hill, assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific

affairs of the Department of State of the United States attended the talks as heads of

their respective delegations.

Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei chaired the talks.

I. The parties held serious and productive discussions on the actions each party will

take in the initial phase for the implementation of the Joint Statement of 19

September 2005. The parties reaffirmed their common goal and will to achieve early

denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a peaceful manner and reiterated that they

would earnestly fulfill their commitment in the Joint Statement. The parties agreed to

take coordinated steps to implement the Joint Statement in a phased manner in line

with the principle of action for action.

II. The parties agreed to take the following actions in parallel in the initial phase:

1. The DPRK will shut down and seal for the purpose of eventual abandonment the

Yongbyon nuclear facility, including the reprocessing facility and invite back IAEA

personnel to conduct all necessary monitoring and verifications as agreed between IAEA

and the DPRK.

2. The DPRK will discuss with other parties a list of all its nuclear program as

described in the Joint Statement, including plutonium extracted from used fuel rods,

that would be abandoned pursuant to the Joint Statement.

3. The DPRK and the U.S. will start bilateral talks aimed at resolving pending

bilateral issues and moving toward full diplomatic relations. The U.S. will begin the

process of removing the designation of the DPRK as a state-sponsor of terrorism and

advance the process of terminating the application of the Trading with the Enemy Act

with respect to the DPRK.

4. The DPRK and Japan will start bilateral talks aimed at taking steps to normalize

their relations in accordance with the Pyongyang Declaration, on the basis of the

settlement of unfortunate past and the outstanding issues of concern.

5. Recalling Section 1 and 3 of the Joint Statement of 19 September 2005, the parties

agreed to cooperate in economic, energy and humanitarian assistance to the DPRK. In

this regard, the parties agreed to the provision of emergency energy assistance to the

DPRK in the initial phase. The initial shipment of emergency energy assistance

equivalent to 50,000 tons of heavy fuel oil will commence within next 60 days.

The parties agreed that the above-mentioned initial actions will be implemented within

next 60 days and that they will take coordinated steps toward this goal.

III. The Parties agreed on the establishment of the following Working Groups (WG) in

order to carry out the initial actions and for the purpose of full implementation of

the Joint Statement:

   1. Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

   2. Normalization of DPRK-U.S. relations

   3. Normalization of DPRK-Japan relations

   4. Economy and energy cooperation

   5. Northeast Asia peace and security mechanism

The WGs will discuss and formulate specific plans for the implementation of the Joint

Statement in their respective areas. The WGs shall report to the Six-Party Heads of

Delegation Meeting on the progress of their work. In principle, progress in one WG

shall not affect progress in other WGs. Plans made by the five WGs will be implemented

as a whole in a coordinated manner.

The Parties agreed that all WGs will meet within next 30 days.

IV. During the period of the Initial Actions phase and the next phase _ which includes

provision by the DPRK of a complete declaration of all nuclear programs and

disablement of all existing nuclear facilities, including graphite-moderated reactors

and reprocessing plant _ economic, energy and humanitarian assistance up to the

equivalent of 1 million tons of heavy fuel oil (HFO), including the initial shipment

equivalent to 50,000 tons of HFO, will be provided to the DPRK.

The detailed modalities of the said assistance will be determined through

consultations and appropriate assessments in the Working Group on Economic and Energy

Cooperation.

V. Once the initial actions are implemented, the Six Parties will promptly hold a

ministerial meeting to confirm implementation of the Joint Statement and explore ways

and means for promoting security cooperation in Northeast Asia.

VI. The Parties reaffirmed that they will take positive steps to increase mutual

trust, and will make joint efforts for lasting peace and stability in Northeast Asia.

The directly related parties will negotiate a permanent peace regime on the Korean

Peninsula at an appropriate separate forum.

VII. The Parties agreed to hold the sixth round of the Six-Party Talks on 19 March

2007 to hear reports of WGs and discuss on actions for the next phase.

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Some related articles:

☞ North Korea agrees to nuclear deal (Guardian/UK)

☞ N Korea agrees nuclear shutdown (al-Jazeera)

☞ North Korea accord: Now for the hard part (Asia Times/HK)

☞ N. Korea tries different tack in nuclear facilities, weapons.. (Yonhap)

☞ Nuke Drama Opens ‘2nd Act’s 1st Scene’ (K. Times)

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BTW.. Last Friday's KCNA already wrote: "As a matter of fact, the DPRK's prestige has risen to its zenith and the public inside and outside Korea has become more vocal in supporting and praising its Songun policy since its access to nukes.."

And today's Spiegel Online (Germany) headlined: "US kowtow to Kim's nuclear course" ^^