President
President Changes North Korea's Designations
07/02/08 03:11 PM
On June 26, 2008, President Bush
announced the lifting of the application of the Trading with the
Enemy Act (TWEA) with respect to the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK or North Korea), and notified Congress of his intent
to rescind North Korea's designation as a State Sponsor of
Terrorism (SST), which triggers a 45-day congressional notification
period prior to formal rescission of the designation. The Executive
Order can be found here and the State Department's press
release can be found here.
This presidential action was taken following North Korea's submission of a declaration of its nuclear programs, which will now be subject to verification, by the Six Parties. The Six Party talks has been a series of meetings with six party states: the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), North Korea, the United States, the Russian Federation, and Japan, which were the result of North Korea's withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003.
The Administration plans to carry out North Korea's rescission from the SST list only after the Six Parties reach agreement on acceptable verification principles and acceptable verification protocol regarding North Korea's nuclear activities; the Six Parties have established an acceptable monitoring mechanism; and verification activities have begun.
This presidential action was taken following North Korea's submission of a declaration of its nuclear programs, which will now be subject to verification, by the Six Parties. The Six Party talks has been a series of meetings with six party states: the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), North Korea, the United States, the Russian Federation, and Japan, which were the result of North Korea's withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 2003.
The Administration plans to carry out North Korea's rescission from the SST list only after the Six Parties reach agreement on acceptable verification principles and acceptable verification protocol regarding North Korea's nuclear activities; the Six Parties have established an acceptable monitoring mechanism; and verification activities have begun.