According to the Chosun Ilbo, North Korea has inquired into normalizing diplomatic relations without giving up nuclear weapons:

When North Korea’s chief nuclear negotiator Kim Kye-gwan met his U.S. counterpart Christopher Hill in New York on March 5, a source familiar with U.S.-North Korean relations says, Kim asked Hill to “treat us the way you treat India.”

The U.S. has been both clear and consistent in rejecting such an outcome, yet somehow the impression that the current deal doesn’t cover everything keeps surfacing:

Why did North Korea make an agreement? Why now? For one thing, the Bush administration did not make unacceptable demands. It did not ask North Korea to admit its illegal uranium enrichment nor give up its nuclear weapons or plutonium.

That is patently false; 13 February deal refers back to past agreements that implicitly and explicitly prohibit North Korea from having any nuclear weapons programs, which includes both plutonium and uranium. Christopher Hill has clarified this on numerous occasions, including recently:

North Korea will declare its nuclear programs during the second phase of the process. The declaration must include an explanation regarding the purchase of considerable equipment for its highly enriched uranium program. They will also have to make clear and detailed reports on the nuclear substances already in their possession and confirm the amount of their military grade plutonium, of which experts’ speculations vary from 40kg to 60kg. Complete disabling of its nuclear facilities would be the next step.

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The assistant secretary of state made it clear that Washington’s goal is complete denuclearization saying, “The U.S. will not form any kind of ties with a nuclear-armed North Korea.” He stipulated that “the case of India (which signed a nuclear pact despite possessing nuclear programs) will not apply to North Korea.” Hill also held a firm stance against the human rights situation of the Stalinist regime.

“If the relationship between the U.S. and North Korea is to improve, Pyongyang will have to meet international standards. They need to improve their human rights conditions while having sincere talks over this matter. (emphasis added)

What’s not clear?