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South Korean scholars say the incoming administration of Barack Obama should correct some mistakes - but also preserve some diplomatic strengths - of the Bush presidency¹ when dealing² with North Korea. VOA's Kurt Achin has more from Seoul.

A senior U.S. diplomatic official in Seoul says the embassy here is putting together a set of proposed options for adjusting North Korea policy under President-elect Barack Obama's administration.

Brian McFeeters is the Chief of the embassy's Political External Unit. He says his boss, U.S. Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, is working on a paper to present to the incoming U.S. commander-in-chief.

"What it really does is it lays out kind of a roadmap for transforming the relationship with North Korea," he said. "That's something I am quite sure the new administration will want to do."

McFeeters was one of many panelists Wednesday at a Seoul conference devoted³ to recommending policy options to the new administration. He did not go into detail about the paper's exact contents, but said there will likely be three main areas of continuity in President Obama's dealings with the North.

"Six party talks denuclearization, the human rights focus, and concern for the North Korean people," said McFeeters.

The Obama administration will inherit a seat at a five-year multinational⁴ diplomatic process seeking to end North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities⁵. There was a broad consensus⁶ at Wednesday's meeting Mr. Obama will also seek more robust⁷ diplomatic contacts with Pyongyang.

Cho Seong-ryul is a senior fellow at the Institute for National Security Strategy. He says Mr. Obama has an opportunity to correct some serious errors the Bush administration has made in dealing with North Korea.

He says the Bush administration was wrong to rescind⁸ a long-standing guarantee that the United States would never use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear states. He says that gave nations like North Korea and Iran an excuse to seek nuclear armaments of their own.

President Bush and senior U.S. officials have repeatedly offered both verbal and written assurances Washington has no intention of attacking North Korea. However, Cho recommends Mr. Obama make U.S. security guarantees even more explicit⁹. He says there is also an opportunity to bolster¹⁰ North Korea's sense of economic security.

He says the Obama administration should enter talks with the North aimed at relaxing financial restrictions¹¹ that keep North Korea isolated¹². He says that could help the North better integrate into the international community.

Suh Choo-suk, a senior fellow with the Korea Institute for Defense¹³ Analyses, says keeping several key U.S. policy professionals in their jobs would be a good idea.

He says U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill should stay on as Washington's chief negotiator in the six party talks, to avoid what he calls a "vacuum" in the diplomatic process.

1 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

4 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

7 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

8 rescind   

v.废除，取消

参考例句：

• They accepted his advice and rescinded the original plan.他们听从了他的劝告，撤销了原计划。
• Trade Union leaders have demanded the government rescind the price rise.工会领导已经要求政府阻止价格上涨。

9 explicit   

adj.详述的，明确的；坦率的；显然的

参考例句：

• She was quite explicit about why she left.她对自己离去的原因直言不讳。
• He avoids the explicit answer to us.他避免给我们明确的回答。

10 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

11 restrictions   

约束( restriction的名词复数 )； 管制； 制约因素； 带限制性的条件（或规则）

参考例句：

• I found the restrictions irksome. 我对那些限制感到很烦。
• a snaggle of restrictions 杂乱无章的种种限制

12 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

13 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。