Proof that the bilateral approach works

After more than six years of refusing to conduct direct negotiations with the North Koreans, with nothing to show for it, the White House is finally understanding that direct, face-to-face bilateral talks pay off.

Just days ago, special US envoy Christopher Hill flew to North Korea.  Now, the North Koreans have agreed to shut down their nuclear reactor in three weeks:

The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at theheart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S.nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.

For obvious reasons, the White House will not want to admit that their previous policy of relying on China to disarm North Korea was a failure.  Expect for them to use this recent breakthrough as vindication that the Six Party Talks had worked all along.  But it was not until Christopher Hill personally flew to North Korea when things were finally set in motion.

Comments

[granny]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[George]

bilateral? huh? Almost sounds like ... bisexual or biliberal. ehhehehehe. I dont like it.