WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday said the six-party deal on North Korea’s nuclear program was an important first step toward Pyongyang’s denuclearization.
North Korea agreed to move on nuclear disarmament under a pact that will bring it about $300 million worth of aid.
“We think it’s a very important first step toward the denuclearization of North Korea and the Korean peninsula,” White House spokesman Tony Snow said.
North Korea will shut the Yongbyon reactor complex at the heart of its nuclear program and allow international inspectors onto the site as part of a disarmament plan reached at six-party talks among the two Koreas, United States, China, Japan and Russia.
Snow said that if North Korea reneged on the deal, “There’s still the possibility of sanctions through the international community.”
Citing a UN Security Council resolution that imposed penalties on Pyongyang, Snow said, “There are real sticks here.”
He stressed that North Korea was now obligated to disclose all details of its nuclear programs.
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