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Now, it's been exactly one year since North Korea agreed to abandon its nuclear ambitions in exchange for a multilateral 다각적인, 다국간의 package deal 일괄 타결 that included economic aid 원조 and security guarantees. Since that joint statement of principles 공동성명 endorsed 시인하다, 승인하다 on this day last year, the issue has remained deadlocked 교착상태가 되다. Kim Duyeon takes a look at the past year and where each party stands on the matter.

 

September 19^th, 2005. A standing ovation 기립박수 for what was believed to be a breakthrough 돌파구 on the North Korean nuclear dilemma 진퇴양난. The two Koreas, the U.S., China, Japan and Russia adopted the September 19th Joint Statement of Principles under which North Korea agreed to surrender 포기하다, 버리다 its nuclear weapons program for economic and security assurances 보장.

 

But the very next day, Pyeongyang gave an ultimatum 최후통첩: a light-water nuclear reactor 경수로 comes first or the international safeguards are a no-go 실패, 진행준비가 되지 않은. Also on that day, Washington accused Pyeongyang of money laundering 돈세탁 and counterfeiting <화폐·지폐 등을> 위조, and later froze 동결하다 24 million dollars of North Korean assets.

 

Two months later, the fifth round of six-way talks began on shaky footing, only to <결과> 결국 …할 뿐인 recess 휴회하다 without setting another date. Since then, the reclusive 은둔한 regime has boycotted <회의 등에> 참가를 거부하다 the multilateral nuclear dialogue unless Washington lifts 해제하다 what it claims are financial sanctions <규칙 위반에 대한> 제재.

 

But diplomats 외교관 remain hopeful. South Korea and the U.S. are formulating a so-called "common and comprehensive approach 공동의 포괄적 접근방안" reaffirmed by their presidents last Thursday. It's aimed at carrying out the September accord 협정 and resuming 재개하다 the six-way nuclear talks.

 

But analysts forecast tough negotiations 협상 between South Korea that favors "carrots 설득수단, 회유" when dealing with the North and its U.S. ally that prefers the "stick 위협." While the diplomatic track continues, Washington is planning to impose sanctions 제재를 가하다 in line with the UN resolution on Pyeongyang's missile tests.

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