Canada sends tough message to North Korea

HANOI — Canada has joined the international effort to strip Kim Jong Il of his nuclear weapons program by dispatching a diplomat to Pyongyang to pressure the rogue regime.

The announcement of the Canadian actions, which was independent of other efforts here to kickstart multi-national talks on the issue, came originally from the South Koreans after their prime minister, Roh Moo-hyun met with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Canada's South Korean ambassador, Marius Grinius, arrived in North Korea on Nov. 16th to meet with counterparts in North Korea's foreign ministry. Canada later confirmed the news.

"Since the North Korean nuclear test, Canada has worked with like-minded countries to respond to what we feel is a dangerous and unacceptable situation on the Korean peninsula," said David Mulroney, who is Mr. Harper's adviser on foreign affairs.

"We've dispatched our ambassador to Pyongyang to deliver a frank message to the North Koreans to ask them to ask them to cease and to give up their nuclear weapons program and to return to the six-party talks."

1 posted on 11/18/2006 2:13:45 PM PST by Clive

To: Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; Cannoneer No. 4; ...

2 posted on 11/18/2006 2:14:09 PM PST by Clive

Now do as we say, or we'll dispatch another diplomat!

3 posted on 11/18/2006 2:22:29 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham (Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)

CNN and their lapdogs have to slowly let off on their demands the USA invade Iran, N. Korea, and Venezuela, and illegal aliens so to let the American people gradually forget those crisis as we have the outsourcing/IT scare.

4 posted on 11/18/2006 2:23:48 PM PST by 100-Fold_Return (CHRIS, Take Up Thy Bed and Walk!)

You guys are kicking butt on the diplomatic front. With Bush tied up fighting the Rats now, it's good to see Canada taking on more of the load. This would never have happened under Chretien or Martin.

5 posted on 11/18/2006 2:29:52 PM PST by speedy

Canada better not be writing any checks its @ss can't cash !!

6 posted on 11/18/2006 2:33:38 PM PST by xtinct (I was the next door neighbor kid's imaginary friend.)

Hey, the guy in the Corker ad was right - Canada CAN take care of North Korea - they're not busy

7 posted on 11/18/2006 2:50:48 PM PST by Eccl 10:2 (Pray for the peace of Jerusalem - Ps 122:6)

To: Clive; GMMAC; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; Ryle; ...

Canada ping.

Please send me a FReepmail to get on or off this Canada ping list.

8 posted on 11/18/2006 3:22:40 PM PST by fanfan ("We don't start fights my friends, but we finish them, and never leave until our work is done."PMSH)

To: xtinct; Clive; GMMAC; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; ...

"...Canada better not be writing any checks its @ss can't cash !!..."

Canada is in the game! Probably Iran, but who knows?..............FRegards

9 posted on 11/18/2006 4:57:28 PM PST by gonzo (I'm not confused anymore. Now I'm sure we have to completely destroy Islam, and FAST!!)

Battle Ship mouth, Rowboat follow through.

10 posted on 11/18/2006 5:02:03 PM PST by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)

... and if we did nothing?

11 posted on 11/18/2006 10:06:28 PM PST by NorthOf45

12 posted on 11/19/2006 5:33:11 AM PST by TET1968 (SI MINOR PLUS EST ERGO NIHIL SUNT OMNIA)

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