http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/institutions-government/north-korea-deal Comments for "North Korea: the path to a deal, Charles K Armstrong " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/institutions-government/north-korea-deal <p> The Korean peninsula reached a milestone in early October 2007 with two separate but closely linked international meetings. On 3 October, after the sixth round of &quot;six-party talks&quot; in Beijing on 27-30 September, the states composing the multilateral forum (North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia, Japan and the United States) released an agreement on &quot;second-phase actions for the implementation of the joint statement&quot; of <a href="http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/zxxx/t297463.htm">13 February 2007</a>. The title might be dry, but the <a href="http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/240541.html">contents</a> committed the signatories to a series of measures that would, if implemented, amount to real progress in one of the world&#39;s most complex disputes. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/institutions-government/north-korea-deal" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/institutions-government/north-korea-deal">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/institutions-government/north-korea-deal#comment Charles K Armstrong globalisation institutions &amp; government Original Copyright Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:33:00 +0100 Charles K Armstrong 34920 at http://www.opendemocracy.net