USA TODAY / AP: A senior North Korean nuclear negotiator is heading to New York next week on the heels of a breakthrough nuclear agreement with the United States, a person with knowledge of the negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Word of Ri Yong Ho’s visit follows announcements in both capitals Wednesday of an agreement calling for the U.S. to provide food aid in exchange for a suspension of uranium enrichment and a moratorium on nuclear and long-range-missile tests by North Korea.
The agreement, announced two months after the death of longtime leader Kim Jong Il, raises hopes of a major easing in nuclear tensions under his son and successor, Kim Jong Un. It’s seen as a preliminary but necessary step to restarting broader six-nation disarmament negotiations that North Korea abandoned in 2009… (more)
EDITOR: Is it possible that a moderate, less paranoid element is now in charge of the North Korean government, one concerned about the well being of the public? Hillary Clinton may prove to have been one of the nation’s most effective secretaries of state, performing services as important as that of a president. Of course Barack Obama deserves credit also. Truly a partnership of rivals.
Nevertheless, we had better hold onto our wallets!
