The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) put forward "a package of solutions" to the nuclear issue during the six-party talks held in Beijing, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Friday.

The package solutions include the United States signing a non-aggression treaty with the DPRK, the establishment of diplomatic relations with the DPRK, a guarantee of DPRK-Japan and inter-Korean economic cooperation, and the completion of light-water reactors, the report said.

In return, the DPRK will not manufacture nuclear weapons and will allow an inspection, realize the ultimate dismantlement of nuclear facilities and stop the export and experimentation of missiles, it said.

Kim Yong Il, head of the DPRK delegation to the talks, clarified the principle of "simultaneous actions," as well.

Firstly, the DPRK would show its intention to abandon the nuclear program after the United States resumes provision of heavy oil and humanitarian food to the DPRK, he said.

To follow, the DPRK would allow inspection, monitoring and a freeze of its nuclear facilities if the United States signs a non-aggression treaty with the DPRK, he said.

In the third step, the DPRK would settle the missile problem after the realization of diplomatic relations with the United States and Japan, he said.

Lastly, the DPRK would ultimately dismantle nuclear facilities upon the completion of the light-water reactors.

The "de-nuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula is the general goal of the DPRK, Kim said. "It is not the DPRK's goal to have nuclear weapons."

If the nuclear issue between the DPRK and the United States is to be peacefully settled through dialogue, the United States should make a radical switchover in its policy toward the DPRK, Kim said.

This was a master key to and a precondition for the settlement of the nuclear issue, he added.

The DPRK and the United States should simultaneously show their determination to eliminate each other's "concerns", Kim said.

If the United States clearly shows its determination to abolish its anti-DPRK policy, the DPRK will show its intention to abandon the nuclear program in return, he added.

(Xinhua News Agency August 29, 2003)