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Britain Wishes to Strengthen Cooperation with DPRK
Britain wishes to expand and strength cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the political, economic and cultural fields, a visiting Foreign Office official said Monday.
John Kerr, permanent under-secretary of Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office, told a press conference at the Koryo Hotel that during his three-day stay in Pyongyang, he had met with Kim Yong Dae, vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and held talks with DPRK Foreign Minister Paek Nam Sun and other senior officials.
At the talks, they discussed bilateral relations, economic cooperation, disarmament, non-proliferation and US-DPRK relations. He also reaffirmed Britain's support for the North- South Joint Declaration.
Kerr said Britain respects the sovereignty of the DPRK, has no intention of interfering with its internal affairs and wishes to continue the dialogues between the two countries.
He also said Britain and the DPRK would sign two agreements on investment guarantee and avoidance of double taxation, as part of the efforts to boost the development of bilateral relations.
Kerr, head of the British Foreign Office delegation, arrived in Pyongyang last Saturday at the invitation of the DPRK Foreign Ministry. The two countries established diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level on December 12 last year.
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