    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 36, Number 25 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
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    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on Easing Sanctions Against North Korea

    June 19, 2000

        Since last September, when I announced the measures being
    implemented today to ease sanctions against North Korea, North Korea has
    maintained its moratorium on missile tests. These measures are supported
    by our close allies in the region and are part of the process of close
    coordination between the United States, Japan, and South Korea
    recommended by former Secretary of Defense William Perry. We will
    continue to build on these efforts and on the recent North-South summit
    to achieve additional progress in addressing our common proliferation
    concerns.