Report on a conference organized by The Stanley Foundation, the National Committee on North Korea, the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, and the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, held on October 23-24, 2008 in Beijing.
The State Department held this special briefing to announce that the United States and the DPRK had reached agreement on a verification protocol. As a result of the agreement, the Secretary of State rescinded the designation of North Korea as a State Sponsor of Terror.
This four page verification discussion paper, offered by the US government for consideration by the DPRK in the summer of 2008, was posted online by the Washington Post in September 2008.
This report was submitted to the relevant Senate and House Committees on July 15, 2008, as required by section 1405 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-252).
At this Heads of Delegation meeting, the six parties agreed that "In accordance with the Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks adopted on 19 September 2005, the six parties agreed to establish a verification mechanism within the Six-Party Talks framework to verify the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula."
Presidential memorandum certifying that (i) the Government of North Korea has not provided any support for international terrorism during the preceding 6-month period; and (ii) the Government of North Korea has provided assurances that it will not support acts of international terrorism in the future.
State Department factsheet providing information on the U.S. decision to lift the application of the Trading with the Enemy Act with regard to North Korea, and to notify Congress of the intent to rescind North Korea's designation as a State Sponsor of Terror.
CRS report providing background information on the abductee issue, summarizing its effect on Japanese politics, analyzing its impact on U.S.-Japan relations, and assessing its regional implications.