THE WHITE HOUSE
                     Office of the Press Secretary
  
 For Immediate Release                               June 17, 1992
  
                          JOINT STATEMENT ON
                   KOREAN NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
  
 Russia and the United States, supporting the efforts by the international
 community to counter the proliferation of nuclear weapons, note the
 positive changes in strengthening the nuclear non-proliferation regime in
 Korea.  They applaud the North-South Joint Declaration on the
 Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula of December 31, 1991, and call
 for the full implementation of this agreement, which will make an
 essential contribution to strengthening regional peace and security and to
 reconciliation and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
  
 The sides welcome DPRK ratification of the safeguards agreement with the
 IAEA and encourage further cooperation with the Agency in placing its
 nuclear facilities under appropriate safeguards. Full compliance by the
 DPRK with its obligations under the NPT and the Joint Declaration,
 including IAEA safeguards as well as credible and effective bilateral
 nuclear inspections, will make possible the full resolution of
 international concerns over the nuclear problem on the Korean Peninsula.