Brussels, 20/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - On 17 March, the Portuguese Presidency issued the following declaration on behalf of the EU:
"The European Union welcomes the proposals made by President Kim Dae-jung in Berlin on 9 March for peace and re-unification on the Korean Peninsula. His Berlin declaration offers clear ways to move forward, and the EU calls on the DPRK to respond positively and constructively, and without pre-conditions. Meaningful direct dialogue between North and South Korea...