您现在的位置是:首页 > 英语听力 > VOA英语听力下载|VOA news > voa标准英语|美国之音常速英语下载|在线收听 正文 VOA常速英语:Envoys Cite Progress in Talks on North Korea's Nuclear Programs 2008-07-12来源:和谐英语 音频下载[点击右键另存为]Negotiators seeking to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue are making progress on how to verify Pyongyang's own account of its nuclear activities. Stephanie Ho reports from Beijing. After two days of negotiations in Beijing, the envoys from six countries have reached what the Chinese side calls a "principled consensus" on verifying North Korea's declaration of its nuclear activities.The declaration was presented to China at the end of June, one day before Pyongyang destroyed the cooling tower at its main Yongbyon nuclear facility.Washington has called for the document to include a complete and accurate accounting of all of North Korea's activities.There are many outstanding verification issues, according to Robert Gallucci, who was a top U.S. North Korea negotiator during the Clinton administration.Gallucci, who is now dean of Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, says one priority is to find out whether North Korea has as much plutonium as it says it does."The world would be interested in being able to confirm or verify that the plutonium amounts are correct and begin to look at what circumstances or arrangements there might be for disposition of separated plutonium," he said.He says another major verification question is the question of highly-enriched uranium, a program Pyongyang is accused of pursuing in secret.And, yet another issue involves questions regarding North Korea's nuclear assistance to Syria. All this, he says, touches on how the international community will monitor Pyongyang's nuclear activity in the future."In other words, how can we assure ourselves that there won't be more exports of nuclear material or equipment, there will not be a secret uranium enrichment facility somewhere, or a secret reactor?" he asked. "What sort of access will be granted, and to whom? Is the IAEA to be the executive agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, or is there to be some sort of ad hoc regime?"In return for declaring and disabling its nuclear facilities, North Korea is to receive aid and diplomatic incentives. Among those incentives are U.S. moves to drop Pyongyang from the Trading with the Enemy Act and to remove it from the state sponsors of terror list.The nations involved in the talks are the United States, North Korea, China, South Korea, Japan and Russia. The current meeting came after a nine-month stalemate. Chinese spokesman Qin Gang says the six parties are hoping to issue some sort of joint document at the end of this round of talks, which is expected Saturday. 本栏目更多同类内容 扫码关注和谐英语微信公众号,第一时间获取最新学习资料 或公众号搜索myhxen 上一篇 VOA常速英语:Report: One Third of World's Coral Reefs Could Face Extinction 下一篇 VOA常速英语:Concern Arises Over Implications of New ICC Indictments on Darfur 相关文章 VOA常速英语:日增20万确诊病例,印度疫情失控VOA常速英语:美国驱逐10名俄罗斯外交官VOA常速英语:US Marks One Year of Pandemic Shutdown with Hope, ConcernVOA常速英语:US Senate Nears Vote on $1.9 Trillion Biden COVID Aid PackageVOA常速英语:What Is Clubhouse and Why Did It Get So Popular?VOA常速英语:Thermal Water Helps Recovering COVID PatientsVOA常速英语:Deadly Drug Overdoses Epidemic Rages OnVOA常速英语:International Women’s Day Marks Year of Increased Hardships for Women WorldwideVOA常速英语:US States Relax Restrictions, Health Officials Warn Against ItVOA常速英语:Virginia Starts Reopening Schools for In-Person Learning