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DPRK FM on Its Stand to Suspend Its Participation in Six-party Talks for
Indefinite Period

    Pyongyang, February 10 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs
released a statement Thursday to clarify its stand to cope with the grave
situation created by the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK. The statement
says:
    The second-term Bush administration's intention to antagonize the DPRK
and isolate and stifle it at any cost has become quite clear.
    As we have clarified more than once, we justly urged the U.S. to
renounce its hostile policy toward the DPRK whose aim was to seek the
latter's "regime change" and switch its policy to that of peaceful
co-existence between the two countries. We have closely followed with
patience what policy the second-term Bush regime would shape after
clarifying the stand that in that case it would be possible to solve the
nuclear issue, too. However, the administration turned down our just request
and adopted it as its policy not to co-exist with the DPRK through the
president's inaugural address and the state of the union address and the
speech made by the secretary of State at the Congress hearing to get its
approval, etc.
    The remarks made by senior officials of the administration clarifying
the official political stance of the U.S. contained no word showing any
willingness to co-exist with the DPRK or make a switchover in its policy
toward it.
    On the contrary, they have declared it as their final goal to terminate
the tyranny, defined the DPRK, too, as an "outpost of tyranny" and blustered
that they would not rule out the use of force when necessary.
    And they pledged to build a world based on the U.S. view on value
through the "spread of American style liberty and democracy."
    The true intention of the second-term Bush administration is not only to
further its policy to isolate and stifle the DPRK pursued by the first-term
office but to escalate it.
    As seen above, the U.S. has declared a new ideological stand-off aimed
at a "regime change" in the DPRK while talking much about "peaceful and
diplomatic solution" to the nuclear issue and the "resumption of the
six-party talks" in a bid to mislead the world public opinion.
    This is nothing but a far-fetched logic of gangsters as it is a good
example fully revealing the wicked nature and brazen-faced double-dealing
tactics of the U.S. as a master hand at plot-breeding and deception.
    The DPRK has clarified its stand that it would not pursue
anti-Americanism and treat the U.S. as a friendly nation if it neither
slanders the political system in the DPRK nor interferes in its internal
affairs. It has since made every possible effort to settle the nuclear issue
and improve the bilateral relations.
    However, the U.S. interpreted this as a sign of weakness, defiled the
dignified political system in the DPRK chosen by its people and wantonly
interfered in its internal affairs. The U.S., turning down the DPRK's
request to roll back its anti-DPRK hostile policy, a major stumbling block
in the way of settling the nuclear issue, treated it as an enemy and, not
content with this, totally rejected it, terming it "tyranny." This deprived
the DPRK of any justification to negotiate with the U.S. and participate in
the six-party talks.
    Is it not self-contradictory and unreasonable for the U.S. to urge the
DPRK to come out to the talks while negating its dialogue partner? This is
the height of impudence.
    The U.S. now foolishly claims to stand by the people in the DPRK while
negating the government chosen by the people themselves. We advise the U.S.
to negotiate with dealers in peasant markets it claims they are to its
liking or with representatives of "the organization of north Korean
defectors" on its payroll if it wishes to hold talks.
    Japan is now persistently pursuing its hostile policy toward the DPRK,
toeing the U.S line.
    Moreover, it fabricated the issue of false remains over the "abduction
issue" that had already been settled in a bid to nullify the DPRK-Japan
Pyongyang Declaration and stop any process to normalize diplomatic relations
with the DPRK. How can we sit at the negotiating table with such a party?
    It is the trend of the new century and wish of humankind to go in for
peace, co-existence and prosperity irrespective of differing ideology,
system and religious belief. It is by no means fortuitous that the world
people raise their voices cursing and censuring the Bush administration as a
group pursuing tyranny prompted by its extreme misanthropy, swimming against
such trend of the world.
    We have shown utmost magnanimity and patience for the past four years
since the first Bush administration swore in.
    We can not spend another four years as we did in the past four years and
there is no need for us to repeat what we did in those years.
    The DPRK Foreign Ministry clarifies as following to cope with the grave
situation created by the U.S. hostile policy toward the DPRK:
    First. We have wanted the six-party talks but we are compelled to
suspend our participation in the talks for an indefinite period till we have
recognized that there is justification for us to attend the talks and there
are ample conditions and atmosphere to expect positive results from the
talks.
    The present deadlock of the six-party talks is attributable to the U.S.
hostile policy toward the DPRK.
    There is no justification for us to participate in the six-party talks
again given that the Bush administration termed the DPRK, a dialogue
partner, an "outpost of tyranny", putting into the shade the hostile policy,
and totally negated it.
    Second. The U.S. disclosed its attempt to topple the political system in
the DPRK at any cost, threatening it with a nuclear stick. This compels us
to take a measure to bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal in order to protect
the ideology, system, freedom and democracy chosen by its people.
    It is the spirit of the Korean people true to the Songun politics to
respond to good faith and the use of force in kind.
    We had already taken the resolute action of pulling out of the NPT and
have manufactured nukes for self-defence to cope with the Bush
administration's evermore undisguised policy to isolate and stifle the DPRK.
    Its nuclear weapons will remain nuclear deterrent for self-defence under
any circumstances.
    The present reality proves that only powerful strength can protect
justice and truth.
    The U.S. evermore reckless moves and attempt to attack the DPRK only
reinforce its pride of having already consolidated the single-minded unity
of the army and people and increased the capability for self-defence under
the uplifted banner of Songun.
    The DPRK's principled stand to solve the issue through dialogue and
negotiations and its ultimate goal to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula
remain unchanged.