"I have had three significant meetings with top leaders in the North Korean overseas Ministry and the military," US trouble shooter Bill Richardson said yesterday. The New Mexico governor and close up ally of US President Barack Obama sadded: "During every meeting, I have urged most control in response to South Korea's planned military drills." Mr Richardson also use his trip to caution the North Koreans and China, Pyongyang's only ally, that put uranium in the hand of Iran would cross a "red line" with serious consequences.
US officials fear that North Korea is prepared to supply fuel for nuclear weapons to Iran after the detection of more uranium enrichment plants in the country. Seoul announced plans previous week for the live fire artillery work out on Yeonpyeong island, its first on the frontline place since a similar drill unleashed a deadly North Korean bombardment previous month. The North has warn that the tool could lead to "disaster". Mr Richardson, whose trip to North Korea is officially in a private ability, added that he hoped a meeting of the UN Security Council overnight would result in a resolution influence all sides to show self-control.
His trip came as Pyongyang demand the Americans withdraw 28,500 troops in South Korea. It wants to force the US into direct talks to recognize the regime of Kim Jong-il and agree to North Korea as a nuclear state. Recent provocations, with the island bombardment and the sinking of a South Korean navy ship, unsuccessful to provoke a US response. Some diplomat fear Kim will play his nuclear card. North Korea has step up its war of anxiety after Iran found that its uranium centrifuge systems, planned to enrich uranium to weapons rating, had been sabotaged by a computer virus.
US officials fear that North Korea is prepared to supply fuel for nuclear weapons to Iran after the detection of more uranium enrichment plants in the country. Seoul announced plans previous week for the live fire artillery work out on Yeonpyeong island, its first on the frontline place since a similar drill unleashed a deadly North Korean bombardment previous month. The North has warn that the tool could lead to "disaster". Mr Richardson, whose trip to North Korea is officially in a private ability, added that he hoped a meeting of the UN Security Council overnight would result in a resolution influence all sides to show self-control.
His trip came as Pyongyang demand the Americans withdraw 28,500 troops in South Korea. It wants to force the US into direct talks to recognize the regime of Kim Jong-il and agree to North Korea as a nuclear state. Recent provocations, with the island bombardment and the sinking of a South Korean navy ship, unsuccessful to provoke a US response. Some diplomat fear Kim will play his nuclear card. North Korea has step up its war of anxiety after Iran found that its uranium centrifuge systems, planned to enrich uranium to weapons rating, had been sabotaged by a computer virus.
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