The European Union had joined an agreement initiated by the two Koreas and the US within the Korean Energy Development Organization program, the objective being to persuade North Korea to freeze and later dismantle its nuclear program. In exchange, two light-water nuclear reactors would be built to generate electric energy, and 500,000 metric tons of oil would be supplied annually until the first reactor began operating.
我是2002年4月去的朝鲜，当时，朝鲜的情况还相对比较乐观。欧盟参与了由朝韩双方和美国发起的朝鲜能源发展组织（Korean Energy Development Organization）计划，该计划的目标是说服朝鲜冻结其核计划并在日后拆除核弹。作为交换，朝鲜将获得两座用于发电的轻水核反应堆，外加每年50万吨原油供应，直到第一座反应堆开始运转发电为止。欧盟还发起了扩大的人道主义援助计划。与金正日集团的谈判似乎颇为鼓舞人心。