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By Kurt Achin
Seoul
10 June 2008

North Korea has publicly declared its commitment to battling terrorism, in a move apparently1 aimed at hastening its removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsoring nations. With talks to end North Korea's nuclear-weapons capabilities2 expected to resume soon, Pyongyang has also pledged to curb3 nuclear proliferation. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul.

North Korea's Foreign Ministry4 issued a statement promising5 to "firmly maintain its consistent stand of opposing all forms of terrorism."

The statement also pledges the North will "fulfill6 its responsibility and duty in the struggle against terrorism."

North Korea is included on the U.S. list of nations that sponsor terrorism. It was placed there after North Korean agents were found to have bombed a South Korean airliner7 in 1988, killing8 115 people. Five years earlier, a North Korean bomb attack in Burma killed several South Korean government ministers and more than a dozen others.

Washington has promised to remove the North from the terror list if Pyongyang makes progress on declaring and dismantling9 its nuclear-weapons programs.

South Korea, the United States, Japan, China and Russia reached an agreement with the North last year to trade financial and diplomatic incentives10 for gradual disarmament.
　

Sung Kim, director of the Office of Korean Affairs, 13 May 2008

Talks to implement11 the deal are expected to resume within weeks in Beijing. Senior U.S. envoy12 Sung Kim crossed into North Korea to help lay the groundwork for that session.

In Seoul, South Korean Foreign Ministry official Hwang Joon-guk suggested a recent meeting between North Korean and Japanese officials may have produced some positive results.

He says he believes Japan has a "positive attitude" toward North Korea, and that Tokyo may contribute energy and economic assistance to the North in the future.

Japan has refused to provide material aid to the North until Pyongyang provides more cooperation on the issue of Japanese nationals abducted13 decades ago by North Korean agents.


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1 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
2 capabilities f7b11037f2050959293aafb493b7653c     
n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力
参考例句：
  • He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
  • Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
3 curb LmRyy     
n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制
参考例句：
  • I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
  • You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。
4 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
5 promising BkQzsk     
adj.有希望的，有前途的
参考例句：
  • The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
  • We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。
6 fulfill Qhbxg     
vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意
参考例句：
  • If you make a promise you should fulfill it.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。
  • This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求。
7 airliner Azxz9v     
n.客机，班机
参考例句：
  • The pilot landed the airliner safely.驾驶员使客机安全着陆。
  • The passengers were shepherded across the tarmac to the airliner.旅客们被引导走过跑道去上飞机。
8 killing kpBziQ     
n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财
参考例句：
  • Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
  • Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
9 dismantling 3d7840646b80ddcdce2dd04e396f7138     
（枪支）分解
参考例句：
  • The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。
  • The dismantling of a nuclear reprocessing plant caused a leak of radioactivity yesterday. 昨天拆除核后处理工厂引起了放射物泄漏。
10 incentives 884481806a10ef3017726acf079e8fa7     
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机
参考例句：
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
11 implement WcdzG     
n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行
参考例句：
  • Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
  • The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。
12 envoy xoLx7     
n.使节，使者，代表，公使
参考例句：
  • Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
  • The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
13 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。

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