I searched to see if any topics of this had been posted yet, but I didnt see it.
Apparently North Korea apologized for their nuke test, and said they arent planning on testing a second one. According to the article, they apologized, and had said this all to a Chinese envoy, or someone of the Chinese government or media. Maybe Kim finally realized "Ahhh shit, I screwed up royally here...everyone hates me now". Or maybe this is just some type of scam to get us to talk to them again. Same as always, they do as much stuff to try and get our attention it seems.
Apparently North Korea apologized for their nuke test, and said they arent planning on testing a second one. According to the article, they apologized, and had said this all to a Chinese envoy, or someone of the Chinese government or media. Maybe Kim finally realized "Ahhh shit, I screwed up royally here...everyone hates me now". Or maybe this is just some type of scam to get us to talk to them again. Same as always, they do as much stuff to try and get our attention it seems.
AP wrote:
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to nuclear talks if Washington backs off from its financial sanctions, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday.
"If the U.S. makes a concession to some degree, we will also make a concession to some degree, whether it be bilateral talks or six-party talks," Kim was quoted as telling a Chinese envoy, the mass-circulation Chosun Ilbo reported, citing a diplomatic source in China.
Kim told the Chinese delegation that he conveyed his regrets to Beijing for the nuclear test, the newspaper reported.
The delegation led by State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan met Kim on Thursday and returned to Beijing later that day -- ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's arrival in the Chinese capital Friday.
China is viewed as a key nation in efforts to persuade the North to disarm, as it is the isolated communist nation's main trading partner.
North Korea has long insisted that the U.S. desist from a campaign to sever its ties to the international financial system. Washington accuses Pyongyang of complicity in counterfeiting and money laundering to sell weapons of mass destruction.
The North has refused since last November to return to the nuclear talks, which also include China, Japan, Russia and South Korea. Pyongyang has sought bolster its negotiating position by a series of provocative actions, test-firing a barrage of missiles in July and performing its first-ever nuclear test October 9.
