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Yonhap News
2009/08/01 13:04 KST
Strong message necessary to resolve N. Korean nuclear issue: Bush

SEOGWIPO, South Korea, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday urged member nations to the six-party disarmament talks to send a strong and clear message to North Korea to persuade it to give up its nuclear weapons program.

Bush made the remark at an economic forum organized by the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) on the southern island of Jeju during his five-day visit to South Korea.

Unless North Korea clearly and transparently ends its nuclear weapons drive, the U.S., South Korea, China, Japan and Russia should let North Korea know that it will face economic and other consequences, Bush said.