SIX PARTY TALKS ON KOREAN NUCLEAR ISSUE

Early day motion 908, tabled 20 February 2007 by Linda Riordan (Labour). Signed by 69 members.

That this House welcomes the agreement reached at the six party talks on the Korean nuclear issue in Beijing, in which North Korea has agreed to freeze its nuclear facility and accept International Atomic Energy Agency inspections in exchange for emergency energy assistance and steps towards the normalisation of relations with the United States and Japan; views this as a valuable first step towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and the establishment of lasting peace and security in the region; calls for all parties to continue the negotiations in good faith; and calls on the UK Government to use its good offices to encourage all parties to the agreement to honour their commitments and advance the peace process.

Signatures by party: Labour 44, Liberal Democrat 14, Conservative 6, DUP 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Respect 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.