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THE WHITE HOUSE

                     Office of the Press Secretary
                            (Austin, Texas)
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For Immediate Release                                      June 19, 2000

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

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.

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