Bill Clinton: “President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea in Seoul July 10, 1993 President Kim. Today President Clinton and I had very…”

“President Kim Yong-sam of South Korea in Seoul July 10, 1993 President Kim. Today President Clinton and I had very useful discussions of the wide-ranging issues of mutual concern for about 1\1/ 2\ hours. I was deeply impressed by President Clinton, who is playing leadership role in maintaining world peace and coping with new challenges in the post-cold-war era. In today's meeting, President Clinton and I discussed current international political situation, including new post-cold-war situation in northeast Asia. We also had wide-ranging consultations on how to further develop the Korea-U.S. partnership in the areas of politics, security, economy, and trade. In particular, we had an indepth discussion on North Korea's nuclear development program. And we shared the view that this issue poses a serious threat not only to peace on the Korean Peninsula but also to the security of northeast Asia and the world as a whole. Also, we expressed our satisfaction over the close coordination between our two countries in dealing with the North Korean nuclear issue. Most importantly, we confirmed that, through this process, we should continue to encourage North Korea to remain within the nuclear nonproliferation regime and to implement faithfully these inspection responsibilities with the IAEA mechanism.…”