Bill Clinton actually said...

I hope discussions can now begin to move forward on the four-party peace talks which President Kim Yong-sam and I offered last April.

This is a significant development, which I hope will contribute to the reduction of tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

I am pleased that P'yongyang has pledged to prevent the recurrence of such an incident and has expressed its willingness to work with others...

I welcome today's official statement by North Korea conveying its deep regret for the submarine incident in South Korea last September.