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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman Taken Questions of December 2, 1993 1. NORTH KOREA: IAEA Director GeneralŐs Statement Q. Any more reaction to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Hans Blix's statement on North Korean safeguards? Does this mean the continuity of safeguards are broken? A. WE UNDERSTAND IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL HANS BLIX INTENDS TO MAKE A FORMAL REPORT ON THE CONTINUITY OF SAFEGUARDS IN NORTH KOREA TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. --THE IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE AUTHORIZED HIM TO REPORT TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL AS APPROPRIATE LAST SEPTEMBER. --WE WILL WANT TO SEE AND STUDY THAT REPORT BEFORE WE MAKE ANY DEFINITIVE COMMENT ON NORTH KOREAN SAFEGUARDS. 2. TERRORISM: PKK Activity Curtailed Q: Do you support recent changes in policy by some Western European countries toward the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party)? Did you have consultations with these governments prior to these changes? A: WE WELCOME THE BANNING OF THE PKK BY THE GOVERNMENTS OF FRANCE AND GERMANY LATE LAST WEEK AS PART OF THEIR EFFORTS TO CURTAIL PKK TERRORIST ACTIVITY. THE UNITED STATES HAS AN ONGOING DIALOGUE WITH OUR ALLIES ON COUNTERTERRORISM MATTERS, INCLUDING PKK TERRORISM. (###)