BDA Funds Unfrozen Since 10 April
by Richardson ~ April 25th, 2007. Filed under: Diplomacy, Nuclear Proliferation, Six-Party Talks.The BDA funds - $25 million - that North Korea demanded be unfrozen before it would shutdown the Yongbyon nuclear reactor in compliance with the13 April deadline set forth in the 13 February agreement, have in fact been unfrozen since “at least” 10 April. North Korea, however, has still not shutdown the reactor, allowed IAEA inspectors into the country, or (to my knowledge) provided a list of its nuclear programs as called for in the agreement:
On Feb. 13, North Korea promised to shut down and seal its nuclear facilities within 60 days, or by April 14, but the communist nation failed to meet the deadline and insisted it will act only after its US$25 million at the bank is released.
The money has been available for withdrawal since at least April 10 but Pyongyang has yet to move the funds, which were frozen under U.S. restrictions on the bank for its links to the North’s alleged illicit activities such as counterfeiting and smuggling. (emphasis added)
April 25th, 2007 at 6:16 pm
Savings account.
April 25th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Some anagrams for “savings account” include;
- A SNAG CONVICT US
- A NAG CONVICTS US
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