unfortunately,northkoreafailedtoactonitscommitment.andwith
itsactiothisweek,thenorthkoreanregimehasonceagainbrokenitsword,provokedaninternationalcrisis,anddenieditspeopletheoortunityforabetterlife.weareworkingforaresolutiontothiscrisis.natioaroundtheworld,includingourpartnersinthesix-partytalks,agreeontheneedforastrongunitednatiosecuritycouncilresolutionthatwillrequirenorthkoreatodismantleitsnuclearprograms.thisresolutionshouldalsoecifymeasurestopreventnorthkoreafromimportingorexportingnuclearormiiletechnologies.anditshouldpreventfinancialtraactiooraettrafersthatwouldhelpnorthkoreadevelopitsnuclearormiilecapabilities.
bypaingsucharesolution,wewillsendaclearmeagetothenorthkoreanregimethatitsactiowillnotbetolerated.andwewillgivethenatiowiththeclosesttiestonorthkorea--chinaandsouthkorea--aframeworktousetheirleveragetopreurepyongyangandpersuadeitsregimetochangecourse.
aswepursueadiplomaticsolution,wearealsoreauringouralliesintheregionthatamericaremaicommittedtotheirsecurity.wehavestrongdefeeallianceswithjapanandsouthkorea,andtheunitedstateswillmeetthesecommitments.andinreoetonorthkorea''sprovocation,wewillseektoincreaseourdefeecooperationwithourallies,includingcooperationonballisticmiiledefeetoprotectagaitnorthkoreanaggreion,andcooperationtopreventnorthkoreafromimportingorexportingnuclearormiiletechnologies.
ourgoalsremainclear:peaceandsecurityinnortheastasia,andanuclear-freekoreanpeniula.wewilldowhatisnecearytoachievethesegoals.wewillsuortouralliesintheregion,wewillworkwiththeunitednatio,andtogetherwewilleurethatnorthkoreafacesrealcoequencesifitcontinuesdownitscurrentpath.
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