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firms which are considering investment in burma. and finally, if burma backslides, goes backward, congress can always reconsider the sanctions. as a congress, we need to be realistic about the fundamental challenges facing burma on its road to reform. the country faces major, major challenges on many fronts stemming from a half century of bad governance and economic mismanagement. in this post-junta period, the burmese people need our help and bilateral trade can do just that. it can help improve burmese lives and show the people of burma that a move toward greater political openness under a new government brings with it tangible benefits in their daily lives. a burmese government that is more representative of its people and reforming economically will be positioned to contribute to asean, regional stability and grow increasingly independent within the region. while i'm pleased with the progress we've already seen, i would note that i am not -- repeat, not -- fully satisfied with the progress that burma has made so far. much, much

embassy in burma between 1999 and 2002. she's now an analyst and consultant to think tanks and foundations. and jennifer quigley, the executive director of the u.s. campaign for burma, an organization that supports democratization and human rights assistance in myanmar. this is still a very new relationship. where does it stand right now? >> well, i would say that with president thein sein's visit to washington we'll start a new chapter in the relationship. i think that the relationship is over the past year has become much more normalized than it was before. i expect that we will be working very closely with myanmar in the future to help them build a sustainable democracy and overcome the many challenges that they're facing right now. >> suarez: jennifer quigley, how do you see it? >> i agree that there has been a warming of relationships between the two countries. it worries us that it has been very much done by just the government as opposed to involving ethnic armd groups or civil society organizations. >> suarez: both

the very name, burma, refers actually to only one of these groups.e in common, however is a thanaka, a sunscreen from tree bark that masks many of their faces. at first jarring to see, it quickly becomes something you get used to and take for granted. yangon's gravitational pull broken, and with darkness falling, the train picks up speed. at times terrifyingly so. >> if this thing is going to be derail at some point. they have lost how many wheels yesterday? on this one train? so truly it's about being in the right car, the one that keeps its wheels. >> derailments or rail splits as they've referred to more is more benign sounding than rolling off into the rice paddies, which are not uncommon. one can't help wondering what the engineer and conductor are thinking as the train speeds heedlessly on faster and faster. >> all right. it must be like 40, 50 miles per hour at this point. >> i wonder if anyone has ever flown out of their seat out the window. you don't want to be holding a lap dog. >> or baby or anything. >> yeah, try -- in the bathroom and fi

president obama met with the president of burma, the first time in 60 years -- >> yes.ery historic. >> george: but burma continues to be a country of concern. >> reporter: is the united states moving too quickly in these economic situations? >> those who are working in burma, the relief agencies, and especially the christians, say yes, the u.s. is moving too fast, because the burmese government, while it is freeing prisoners from jail, it is cracking down on christians, particularly the ethnic kachin people, who live in the northern part of the country, burning down churches, and force many of them into forced labor. >> george: another country is egypt. we've been reporting on this in the last 24, 27 months. following the mubarak regime. it faults the government for lack of protection for coptic christians. >> reporter: and that is accurate for them to fault the government for that. the radical muslims will go and attack a church, trying to esto destroy a church, burn it down or level the church, and christians will call the police, and nothing happens. the police will

police in burma say one person is being killed and four injured during a new outbreak in violence tween muslims and buddhists. buddhist mobs have been roaming the streets in search of muslim residents. the unrest was sparked by rumors a buddhist woman had been sparked by muslim men. johnson has the story for us. >> the eastern town of lash io, added to a growing list of .laces can -- afflicted it is whether the government can stop it. even as the ashes of torched buildings, there were further attacks by muslims, including british men. security forces have shown once again they either cannot or will not control the anger. the first attack was months ago in a central town. more than 40 people died here. including a group of muslim boys burnt on the spot. anti-muslimy of sentiments is now welling up in burma, to show an ugly side to the country's new beginning. historic grievances and present -- prejudices under the stifling repression of military rule, now running free in a new climate of openness. world are watching bbc's news america. on tonight's program, keeping facebook free of hatef

while mainly calling the country burma, he may occasionally reference it as myanmar. >> what will hisvisit mean for the people of myanmar? >> the importance of this video -- this visit was highlighted by the release of more of myanmar's political prisoners last week. a lot of people here will be hoping that questions will be asked of the president by the united states president. about things like the ongoing conflicts with rebel armies and the attacks on muslim communities that have been happening in many parts of the country. this will also be about money for myanmar. came to ays, which grounding halt after 50 years of economic sanctions by the likes of the united states. >> the president will meet a number of different people, probably also u.s. business because we want them in our country. there are lots of issues on the agenda. the crisis and sanctions. there are a lot of other issues, like agricultural cooperation. >> the president of myanmar is expected to ask the united states or more financial aid. specifically, it is believed the president will ask for american assistance whe

. >> you have also been to burma and you write about aung san suu kyi. >> i went to burma before sheeed from house arrest and we went and tried to get our cab driver to stop in front of her gate so we could just sort of their witness, but he was so afraid that he could not stop. he wanted us to get out of his cab because we put him in danger. but now she is out, of course. actually, when she was freed from her house arrest and started talking to the world herself, i have really kept up. i feel she is such an amazing being and she is so smart, and has a good heart and is a practice meditators -- which i think is a value because it means her thinking is the kind of thinking that understands the harm you do to others is the harm you do yourself. you cannot think you can cause wars in other parts of the world and destroy people and drone them without this having a terrible impact on your own soul and consciousness. , "ther book of poetry world will follow joy," could you read a poem, it? >> i would love to. this is called "coming to worship the thousand year old cherry tree." the purpose

. >> he took office as president of myanmar, also known as burma, two years ago and began reforms tond the caves of military rule -- and began reforms to end decades of military rule. differences still remain. >> privately produced newspapers are once again available after an almost 50-year state monopoly. hundreds of political prisoners have been pardoned and freed. and the economy is opening up to foreign investment. the first tentative steps on myanmar's road to democracy. in 2011, the former head of the military government, thein sein am a became president after country's first election in 20 years. many doubted his campaign pledges to introduce reforms, but after thein sein took office, his government launched a process of reform that surprised its critics. under his presidency, freed pro- democracy leader aung san suu kyi returned to active politics after 15 years of house arrest. her national league for democracy was reinstated as an official party and she won a seat in the 20 12th parliamentary by elections. -- in the 2012 parliamentary by elections. the government urged burm

. >> it is a trend we see affecting the globe, burma, pakistan, nigeria, and east africa. they are motivated by an extremely religious ideology that attack the religious other. even those in their own faith group or adhere to another religion. >> george: and this is especially happening in the so-called arab spring countries, like egypt, syria, and libya. what does the commission recommend that the government do to protect the religious minorities there? >> this is one of the biggest challenges facing the united states in our diplomacy internationally. we have recommended that the united states designate 15 countries as the worst violators of religious freedom, including egypt. in the context of egypt, it is because of government action and inaction. the government persecuting people under blasphemy-like laws, but also allowing street gangs to attack religious minorities, like the coptic christian church, with impunity. it is time for our government to let cairo know we want to see those violations end. >> george: and you mentioned blasphemy laws. right now there is a chri

. >> he took office as president of myanmar, also known as burma, two years ago and began reforms tond the caves of military rule -- and began reforms to end decades of military rule. differences still remain. >> privately produced newspapers are once again available after an almost 50-year state monopoly. hundreds of political prisoners have been pardoned and freed. and the economy is opening up to foreign investment. the first tentative steps on myanmar's road to democracy. in 2011, the former head of the military government, thein sein am a became president after country's first election in 20 years. many doubted his campaign pledges to introduce reforms, but after thein sein took office, his government launched a process of reform that surprised its critics. under his presidency, freed pro- democracy leader aung san suu kyi returned to active politics after 15 years of house arrest. her national league for democracy was reinstated as an official party and she won a seat in the 20 12th parliamentary by elections. -- in the 2012 parliamentary by elections. the government urged burm

and then the united states sees burma which is at the crossroads between india, china, and southeast asia. when it was isolated in being sanctioned, it was difficult for the u.s. and europe and japan to be fully engaged in the region. without joining the international community, that'll be a little bit easier. >> thank you for coming in to read news from the world of tech now. tumblr for more than $1 billion. david karp will stay on as the chief executive. yahoo said as part of its agreement not to screw up tumblr. in tea makings equipment to kim jong-un looking at things, it is a site full of weird and wonderful angst were a young audience spends plenty of time creating or viewing new material. was also once a fashionable name on the web but it struggled to keep up with changing trends. now it hopes that the buying tumblr will change that. pagesa mayer use her own to unveil the $1.1 billion vale -- deal. she assured users there was nothing to panic about. we promise not to screw it up, she said. david karp promised the site would not turn purple, yahoo's cover or leave its new york

do you see any change in burma, or what do you think this will have for the president in burma today? the new prime minister in doistan come a mr. shari, you see any change under his administration since he will be the third time prime minister of pakistan? anyn burma we did not see improvement, and as long as there is no improvement, sanctions will remain in terms of religious freedom. in pakistan, there is a new government, and it remains to see how they will handle it. blasphemy is important to us, and there are many being held in prison because of their beliefs. we have to see what the new government will do. we will urge him to hold accountable the perpetrators of violence and make sure the oftection of religious minorities. human rights is a high priority for this administration. >> how much advice have you taken from the international commission, because the commission has once again addressed and is urging the state the pertinent that we should not be [indiscernible] the chief minister [indiscernible] theis seeking to come to u.s., but some of the groups here, including this c

burma's news says the leader is planning to make an official visit to the united states.t will be the first time a bumgarner east head of state has been on an official trip since 1966. relations with america have greatly improved since he began his program of political and economic reforms two years ago. >> a car bomb has gone off outside a hospital in benghazi. as many as nine people have been killed, including children. there have been a number of attacks on the security forces and on western interests there over the last few months. >> four of the biggest western retailers have signed a pact to improve factory conditions in bangladesh. this comes as the search for a ies in the rubble of collapsed clothing factory comes to an end. it killed more than 1,100 people. they want them to restrict trade unions there. >> we have reporte quite a few new dangerous viruses, and today there is yet another that doctors warn could cause a global epidemic. it has killed 15 people in saudi arabia. case have been reported in germany, britain and france. it appears the virus can spread f

the world also illegally conducting transactions on behalf of customers in iran libya cuba sudan and burma between two thousand and six and two thousand and nine according to federal officials h.s.b.c. for. able to monitor his euphemism a staggering six hundred seventy billion dollars in wire transfers and an additional nine point four billion dollars in cash transactions from their operations in mexico as a result according to officials at least eight hundred eighty one million dollars in drug trafficking money including money from the sin ola cartel of mexico and the north of a bali cartel of colombia was laundered through that big bank the department of justice also said that h.s.b.c. helped process six hundred sixty million dollars in illegal transactions from iran cuba sudan libya and burma all intentionally done by hiding the identities of those countries at the initial news conference announcing the busta system is to turn in general lanny breuer said that h.s.b.c. is being held accountable for studying failures of oversight the record of dysfunction that prevailed at h.s.b.c. for m

which were elected constituent assembly toboggan the constituency because of the constitution the burma constitution of the polls for the united states in the first place that's the problem that has to go. to people. the people the. government. the political process. the case of i think that you do have sectarian. situational turn of. public demand back to the course but. not. to the current. government. didn't have an occupation to pynchon. all parties can have their those people are not candidates on the largest crowds of other a political group. on our website r.t. dot com the work is celebration there is may day so it's fair share of anger in many parts of europe we've got pictures online squeeze wages fewer jobs tougher conditions or marches reach boiling point only to have met with pepper spray take some water r.t. dot com if you want more pictures more videos and also to his turkmenistan's president writing a winning horse but how the mighty fall r.t. dot com got details of how the going was definitely rough for this particular page of. world news and their gold mines collapsed i

from burma who point out that they had no internet and they still managed to achieve improvement in their society similar you know maybe even they did little bit better we'll see how the story pans out and there's been river lucian's forever without the internet i mean it kind of bugs me when my buddies in silicon valley call it the arab spring facebook revolution or twitter revolution because it's like it's disrespectful like basically if our tools help that's great but fundamentally they couldn't have been that important you know fifteen i think the internet is an important invention no you can you know we're doing it my whole life i love the internet i love love love love love love love i just i just can't look it's so simple. as we create new efficiencies or create new technologies we have to do it in a way that we're not also sneaking in a phony bit of ideology where we undervalue the contributions from everybody we can't all the people who provide the data that makes it work you're going to live in this informal way where you're only getting reputation and promoting which are what a

president, later this morning the majority leader and i will welcome the president of burma. he will be here to discuss political reform in that country and our bilateral relationship. and later today i'll have more to say about the reform movement in burma. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will be in a period of morning business for one hour, with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each, with the majority controlling the first half. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call: quorum call khropbg quorum call: ms. stabenow: mr. president, i ask suspension of the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. stabenow: thank you. mr. president, first of all, i have nine unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have been approved by the majority and minority leaders. a

later today at the white househt president obama is hosting the president of burma.visit by a burmese leader in nearly half a century. >> also for the first time ever president obama is expected toxc use the name myanmar in referring to the country. t it was changedhe in 1989 but the u.s. has officially used the name burma and will continue using it on officially documents. -- official documents. the president told graduates att the all male historically black morehouse college that the possibilities are endless. >> you are graduating into an improving job market. you are living in a time whene w advances in technology and communication put the world at your fingertips. f your generation is uniquelyely poised for success unlike any generation of african-americans that came before us. >> a new poll shows recent r scandals are not hurting the h president when it comes to his approval rating.ova the poll from cnn shows 53% of the americans approve the job he is doing while 45% disapprove. the numbers virtually unchanged from polls taken before the scandals hit. hit >> a

. >>> after 47 years of isolation, the president of burma is going to the white house. president obama will be welcoming him today. this visit comes six months after the president traveled to the country known as myanmar. they are wary of this new camaraderie. the white house says it's important that the president show support to government are embracing reform. >>> no one has come forward to claim the largest power bam jackpot in history. the winning ticket worth $590 million was sold at a grocery store in a suburb of tampa, florida. the winner won't stay anonymous for long though because florida has the rules that were the name of the lottery record are public record. two people from california didn't win the big jackpot but they are still instant millionaires. the other ticket was sold in kern county. both had five of the six matching numbers. the name of the san jose winner has not been released but the 7- eleven store clerk described her reaction to the good i news. >> he gave me the ticket and when i said you're a winner. say yes. no. say yes. he happy. he looked

developing world it's not something where i feel i have expertise but i will say this i have friends from burmawho point out that they had no internet and they still managed to achieve an improvement in their society similar you know maybe even they did little bit better we'll see how the story pans out and there's been river lucian's forever without the internet i mean it kind of bugs me when my buddies in silicon valley call it the arab spring facebook revolution or twitter revolution because it's like it's disrespectful like basically if our tools help that's great but fundamentally they couldn't have been that important you know fifteen i think the internet is an important invention you know you can you know work on it my whole life i love the internet i love love love love love. i just i just can't look it's so simple. as we create new efficiencies or create new technologies we have to do it in a way that we're not also sneaking in a phony bit of ideology where we undervalue the contributions from everybody we can't all the people who provide the data that makes it work you're going to liv

burma.nd several others hurt after fighting between muslims in buddhists. officials saying it likely started when a muslim man splashed gasoline on a buddhist woman and set her on fire. buddhists mob burned down a muslim school in revenge. gangs rode through the streets sticks and iron rods. cam body i can't. police fired water canons of dozens of protests in the capital city. demonstrators say the government evicted them from their land four years ago to build a luxury hotel, at least two people reportedly hurt in this. china, ostrich leading police on a chase. nobody seems to know where it came from. state media reports that bird knocked down a motorcycle and kept on coming into oncoming traffic apparently causing two car wrecks. police captured it four miles away. nobody hurt, including the ostrich. on that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. >> harris: pope francis braving the elements today. the pontiff greeting the cloud in a very rainy st. peters square for his w

sectarian violence directed at muslims spread to central burma in march 2013 resulting in casualties, displacement, and the destruction of places of worship. antisemitic rhetoric persists in middle eastern media and appears in public discourse in europe, especially where antisemitic parties have seats in parliament. we continue to see violation attacks in jews in europe, and i look forward to working for the to the foreman introduced by secretary kerry, looking forward to working with him to combat this pernicious problem. antimuslim sentiments and discrimination are evident in places as diverse as europe and asia. we call on societies and governments to foster tolerance and hold perpetrators of violence accountable. we also partner with members of international communities to support religious freedom, to protect religious minorities, and to safeguard freedom of expression. we particularly advocate engaging women and youth on religious freedom as their voices are a positive force for change. violations of religious freedom easily capture the world's attention. by example, i want to h

his trip follows obama's visit to burma late last year as part of the u.s.forts to ease sanctions in return for political reform. obama said monday's talks yielded progress on the release of burmese political prisoners and stopping recent anti muslim violence. th tein shared with me the manner in which he intends to continue to move forward and releasing more political theoners, making sure that government of myanmar institutionalizes some of the political reforms that have already taken place, how rule of law is codified so that it continues into the future and the process whereby these ethnic conflicts that have existed are resolved not simply by a cease- fire, but in actual incorporation of all of these communities into the political process. >> a new study has found near unanimous agreement that human activity causes climate change, citing the work of over 29,000 scientists in peer review journals. the survey's authors said the consensus on human cause global warming stands at 97.1%. addressing the efforts by industrial polluters to fund climate skeptici

the authoritarian government of myanmar or burma. it will be interesting to see what language the president uses today. i think in the past they have been delicate in terms of the language in terms of making a visit to the united states. you know president obama went there several months back and the visit taking place right now will be historic for its own reasons and when i came to visit with you briefly there were protesters outside as well. >> peter, we appreciate it. senior political editor mark russo. showing an increase in the president's approval and that same poll showing that people believe that it's at this point not been an overreach by republicans in calling for these hearings and such. >> there were two conclusions on that poll, tamron. president obama's approval rating and the american public does think these stories are serious, but they're not connecting them to president obama and that's probably the reason why you're not seeing an erosion in the poll numbers as president obama's approval rating at 50% and there wil

we discussed that pyongyang should take notice of events in countries like burma which as it reforms and investment and diplomatic ties with the world including the united states and south korea. for our part, we will continue to coordinate closely with south korea and with japan. and i want to make clear the united states is fully prepared and capable of defending ourselves and alleys with the full range of capabilities available, including the deterrence provided by our conventional and nuclear forces. as i said in seoul last year the commitment of the united states to the security of the republic of of korea will never waver. more broadly we begin to continue expanding our cooperation globally. in afghanistan, where our troops serve together and where south korea is a major donor of development assistance, we're on track to complete the transition to afghan-led operations by the end of next year. we discussed syria, where both our nations are working to strengthen the opposition and plan for a syria without bashir al assad. and i'm pleased our two nations and our peace cores have

the president is holding a meeting right now with the president of myanmar or burma, that, plus, we willand paul speech in new hampshire. senate finance committee tomorrow is holding hearings with doug schulman, the former head of the irs. what else are you looking at? >> well, andrea, definitely the -- well, rand paul in new hampshire. you know what that means. politician goes to new hampshire and iowa at this time of year and at this time of an election cycle and for one reason and it's because they're running for president. more pertinently to right now, senate finance committee tomorrow, house government and oversight committee on wednesday both with irs-related hearings. this is going to be another tough week for the administration as sort of these details of who knew what, when get litigated out and i have a feeling that's what will be driving the news. i want to ask about virginia because over the weekend we saw the lieutenant governor running against keusch nelly and he's pretty controversial. >> this is an african-american man named e.w. jackson. what's important to know here is

and we discussed that pyongyang should take notice of events in countries like burma.as it reforms, is seeing more trade and investment and diplomatic ties with the world, including the united states and south korea. for our part, we'll continue to coordinate closely with south korea, and with japan. and i want to make clear the united states is fully prepared and capable of defending ourselves and our allies with the full range of capabilities available. including the deterrence provided by other conventional and nuclear forces. as i said in seoul last year, the commitment of the united states to the security of the republic of korea will never waver. more of korea will never waver. in afghanistan where our troops served together and south korea is a major develop many of assistance, we're on track to complete the transition to afghan-led operations by the end of next year. we discussed syria where both our nations are working to strengthen the opposition and plan for a syria without bashir assad. and i'm pleased with our two nations and our peace worn are expanding a

we discussed that they should take notice of events in countries like burma which as the reforms, is seeing more trade and investment and diplomatic ties with the world including the united states and south korea. for our part we will continue to coordinate closely with south korea and japan, and i want to make clear, the united states is fully prepared and cable of defending ourselves and our allies with the full range of capabilities available, including the deterrance provided by our conventional and nuclear forces. as i said last year, the commitment of the united states to the security of the republic of korea will never waver. >> tomorrow the south korean president will be on capitol hill to address a joint meeting of congress. we can see your remarks live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on the companion network c-span. now the panel looks a border security provisions in the bipartisan gang of the immigration bill. we will hear from u.s. customs and border protection officials and the deputy director of immigration and customs enforcement at this and homeland security meeting. later this

president to visit burma back in november.sident obama and the first lady both gave graduation speeches over the weekend. the president gave the commencement address at morehouse college. and he told the all-male class there is no room for excuses. he spoke of his own hardships and failings. something his wife touched on as well. >> obama: whatever you have gone through, it pails in comparison to the hardships previous generations have endured. >> i can take up the whole afternoon talking about all of his failures. >> she is so great. the student who introduced the first lady said she has been an inspiration for his mother who now has better-toned arms than he does. we're back with more steph after the break. stay with us. ♪ very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to car

my travels, i did.ings certainly, women's rights in afghanistan, and other parts in the world, in burmaers. i traveled to 76 different countries. i was there when george found it founded the emergency plan for aids relief. people in the united states for helping people in africa leave -- lead full and productive lives by providing antiretrovirals to all the people who had been dying with aids. it shows right behind me a decision points theater. this reminds me to say that the museum is very interactive. there are lots of videos for people to watch at every part of the museum. there are also tables of games for children to look at. there is a lot about iraq and afghanistan on one table, where boys and girls can learn about both of the countries behind us. the curved wall is the decision points theater. that is a place where a class or a group of friends who come together can go in and study decisions that george made, on the financial crisis, on the surge in iraq, hurricane getina, afghanistan, and the information he was given at the time, and he prodded by the press. what are you going

that's in countries like burma, as it performances is seeing more trade and investment and diplomatic ties with the world including the united states and south korea. for our part we'll continue to coordinate closely with south korea and japan. i want to make clear the united states is fully prepared and capable of defending ourselves and allies with a full range of capabilities available. as i said in seoul last year, the commitment to will never waiver. >>> you can see all of the news conference at c c-span.org. tomorrow the south korea president will go on capitol hill. you can see her remarks live at 10:30 a.m. eastern on the companion networking, c-span. >>> leading the way the two great -- [inaudible] again weapons of war in previous centuries now symbol of sovereign authority. in charge of scorings and so much in the house of lords. you'll see more of him in a short while. [inaudible] the chancellor, bearing the purse with the speech. the duke of nor folk as the lord great chamber. and the queen. >> member of the highest commons, my government issued a program to focus on econo

they want to make burma a little lower. $3 a day i think for any country that has any connection withamerican company at all. any connection. obama could come out for this. africa and the dominican republic. they're making $1. >> bill: got your point ronald. there's no organization and there's no way to impose a worldwide minimum wage. it is a nice idea that we could all agree to, the united nations could agree to but you couldn't force companies to do it. i still say -- that doesn't solve the problem though about fire safety and building safety. right? >> yeah, i mean really for us, we believe that the ultimate answer is workers having a union. and having a voice in the workplace because we know from experience that the best fire safety the best safety program you could possibly have in the workplace is a collective voice for workers through a union which is why, in addition to asking brands do this agreement the bangladesh fire and safety agreement we're also demanding that they allow unions access to the factories to train workers on fire and building safety. >> bill: amen to you.

president obama put it best during major speech he gave in november in burma.ge that was clearly directed at north korea, he said, let go of your nuclear weapons and choose the path of peace and progress. if you do, you will find an extended hand from the united states of america. if north korea ultimately wants to take steps to join in the international community, it needs to refrain from action that threaten peace and stability of the korean peninsula and of northeast asia. and comply with its commitments in the september 2005 joint statement of the six-party talks. and also its obligations under relevant u.n. security council resolutions to abandon nuclear weapons and nuclear programs. north korea will also have to address its human rights record. north korea's choice is clear. investment in its people and concrete stubs towards denuclearization, improvedded relations with the international community, including the united states. we have a deep concern over the human rights conditions in north korea and the well-being of the north korean people, and this ref