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N Korea demands $ lb for halting missile exports

Talks with US ends
KUALA LUMPUR. July 12 North Korea today demanded one billion dollars from the United States in return for suspending its missile exports, as three days of talks ended here, reports AFP.
The United States immediately rejected the demand, saying it would not reward bad behaviour. But US officials reiterated that they would be prepared to move towards full political and economic relations If the North addressed security concerns.
The two sides expret to meet again within the next few months. US officials said.
Jang Chang ( lion. North Korea's director-general for US affairs at the foreign ministry, said the negotiations at the US embassy focused on the sus|xn-slon of the North s missile ex-
ports.
"We clarified we will continue our discussions on condition that the US side is willing to make concessions on political and economic losses to be incurred in case we suspend our missile exports." Jang told reporters.
"Our position is that the US should make cash compensation." he said in answer to questions.
"In our estimation, we propose about one billion US dollars."
But US Assistant Secretary of State for Non-proliferation, Robert Einhorn, ruled out any cash compensation lor the famine-stricken Stalinist state.
As far as we are concerned. North Korea should not be receiving cash compensation for stopping what it shouldn't be
doing in the first place." he told a separate news conference.
Einhorn said Washington was willing to pursue a "step-by-step full political and economic normalisation" as North Korea addressed security issues of concern to the US and its allies.
He said the move would involve "various forms of interaction" that would benefit the North.
The US was willing to discuss spec ific requests for benefits as part of a broad normalisation process and as the North Koreans address very seriously our concerns about their missile programs."
The North sparked alarm in parts of Asia and in the United States when it iest.find a long-range missile over Japanese territory in August 1998.