61.   U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher warned the situation could jeopardize the improvement in relations that has followed the signing of a nuclear accord two months ago.

62.   Yonhap, quoting an unidentified South Korean government source, reported Friday that the United States will send a reply urging the North to implement the nuclear accord.

63.   Yet an hour later, a more conciliatory Yeltsin joined Clinton in signing off on two landmark nuclear accords.

64.   He was also expected to meet with US allies to discuss a financing package for the US-North Korean nuclear accord signed in Geneva last month.

65.   He will also brief his South American counterparts on developments on the Korean peninsula since the signing of the October nuclear accord between North Korea and the United States.

66.   Hubbard said he hoped the problems relating to the light water reactors could be quickly resolved so that the implementation of the nuclear accord was put back on track.

67.   But the defense leaders asserted following two days of security talks here that the nuclear accord must be fully implemented to bolster stability on the peninsula.

68.   The resumption of talks on implementation of the nuclear accord could represent an early step towards a peace treaty.

69.   The project was reactivated last year following the US-North Korea nuclear accord in October.

70.   Tri-partite talks between Washington, Tokyo and Seoul are scheduled to take place in Washington and New York next week on the glitch in the nuclear accord.