Posted on 02/21/2007 9:31:44 PM PST by SmithL
North Korea accused the United States of fabricating lies that it was diverting U.N. aid money to develop nuclear weapons and said it would accept an outside audit of U.N. operations unless the aim was to politicize aid to the country, according to a letter circulated Wednesday.
In the letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, North Korea's U.N. Ambassador Pak Gil Yon accused the United States of "hostile maneuvers" against his country in seeking an audit of the alleged misuse of aid money from the U.N. Development Program, known as UNDP.
Last month, the United States accused UNDP of funneling millions of dollars in cash aid to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's government to be used for "its own illicit purposes" including possible nuclear weapons development. The U.S. demanded an outside audit, and Ban immediately ordered external audits of all U.N. programs in North Korea.
Richard Grenell, spokesman for the U.S. Mission, said he had no immediate comment because U.S. diplomats had not seen the letter.
Pak said aid projects conducted by UNDP and other U.N. agencies in the North "have been carried out in a fair and transparent way, in conformity with United Nations regulations."
"Therefore, we do not mind whether the external audit is being done or not," he said.
Pak also made clear that North Korea wants to continue cooperation with U.N. agencies, noting that Pyongyang has maintained "good relations and cooperation" with them for several decades.
"But if the above-mentioned external audit is to serve the attempt by the United States to politicize international aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, we will not tolerate it and the consequences will be severe," he warned,
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ummm... fabricating lies! Isn't that a redundant statement?
“Half the lies they tell about us aren’t even true!”
Lesson # 1 from the Cold War:
Communists always lie.
Sounds like one of those puzzles"
If a liar lies about lying.....
>> North Korea accused the United States of fabricating lies
Did the supply boats headed for NK leave port yet?
Are the "external audits" for UN programs part of the reform leading from the Oil for Food corruption.
So there lies the truth (not) about N. Korea willing to seal up the reactor they promised for aid.
This is an outrage. We ought to ship them some genuine lies to replace the fabricated ones ASAP.
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