美韓日:必須就朝鮮核項目加緊對平壤施壓

Top nuclear negotiators from the United States, South Korea and Japan agreed in a meeting Wednesday that they need to increase pressure and sanctions against North Korea while continuing diplomatic efforts to address the country's nuclear weapons program.

Sung Kim, the U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, said after the talks in Seoul that North Korea's nuclear intentions are clear. "We should be concerned regardless of the stage of their development," he said.

The meeting comes after new, but unverified, claims of nuclear advancements by North Korea, which has threatened for years to carry out a nuclear attack on the U.S., South Korea and Japan. The three nations were part of unsuccessful six-party disarmament talks to address North Korea's nuclear arsenal.

South Korean envoy Hwang Joonkook described the situation as uncertain and tense, saying Wednesday that North Korea continues to advance its program.

The U.S. and South Korean envoys are due to travel to Beijing to meet with their Chinese counterpart, as they continue working on a unified approach to North Korea.美國、韓國和日本的核談判代表在星期三舉行的會議上達成共識。三方同意必須加強對朝鮮施壓和制裁，同時繼續爭取通過外交途徑解決朝鮮的核武器項目問題。

美國的朝鮮政策特別代表金成在首爾會談結束後表示，朝鮮實施核項目的用意是顯而易見的。他說，無論朝鮮核項目發展到什麼階段，都應加以關注。

在此次會議舉行之前，朝鮮宣稱其核項目取得了新進展，但沒有得到證實。幾年來，朝鮮一直威脅要對美國、韓國和日本進行核打擊。

韓國特使黃浚局說，目前的局勢不明而且緊張。他星期三說，朝鮮在繼續推進其核項目。

美國和韓國特使將前往北京會見中國特使，繼續爭取就朝鮮核項目問題統一立場。