Powell Denies US Policy Shift on DPRK Nuclear Issue

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Powell Denies US Policy Shift on DPRK Nuclear Issue

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Monday denied the United States has shifted its policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear program to focus on preventing Pyongyang from exporting nuclear weapons or material.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with NATO Secretary-General George Robertson, Powell said the US goal remains the elimination of DPRK's nuclear weapons program.

He said the United States does not want to see the DPRK have a nuclear capability and that the view is shared by all of DPRK's neighbors and interested parties in the region.

"We will continue to work with our friends in the region -- Japan, South Korea, China, Russia, Australia and others -- to havea solid front in making it clear to North Korea that it would be in their best interest to remove and eliminate all programs and facilities that they have that would lead to development of nuclear weapons," Powell said.

The comments were prompted by a New York Times report Monday that the Bush administration has tacitly accepted the DPRK's weapons program, and has shifted its focus to organizing international support for blocking nuclear exports by that country.

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