US Denies Reported 'Economic Proposals' for DPRK

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US Denies Reported 'Economic Proposals' for DPRK

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US Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday denied reports that the United States is considering "economic proposals" for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) ahead of six-nation talks scheduled to be held in China's Beijing later this month.

"We have put no economic proposals forward of the kind that were referenced in some newspapers this morning," Powell said in an impromptu encounter with reporters in the State Department building.

He also said that Washington is not prepared to disguise US aidto the DPRK by channeling it through South Korea or Japan, or by encouraging the two countries to provide economic assistance for Pyongyang.

"I don't do dodges," the secretary was quoted by agencies reports as saying.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that the Bush administration is considering conciliatory steps toward the DPRK in exchange for Pyongyang's dismantling of its alleged nuclear programs.

Possible concessions include some form of written assurance that the United States has no intention of attacking the DPRK, andsome steps that would help the DPRK economically, according to thenewspaper.

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