“The North Korean side will participate as scheduled in the fifth round of six-nation talks, ... North Korea is committed to the denuclearization of the (Korean) peninsula.”
“The DPRK [Democratic People's Republic of Korea] believes the common statement issued by the fourth round of six-party talks was hard-won and of positive significance,”
“We oppose the reactionary policies of the U.S. government but we do not oppose the American people. We want to have many good friends in the United States.”
“A man who dreads trials and difficulties cannot become a revolutionary. If he is to become a revolutionary with an indomitable fighting spirit, he must be tempered in the arduous struggle from his youth. As the saying goes, early training means more than late earning.”