Kim-jungil's Reply ; Is it Neutral signal?

Today...
There was a party at the State department.
At there I met someone very important official who works for state department.
And I asked him.
"How do you evaluate the reply from DPRK (North Korea).
Is it positive one or negative one?"
He answered "Neutral!"

Embassador Christopher Hill had been to DPRK early December.
He handed a letter from G.Bush ; president of U.S. to DPRK's official.
And last Tuesday, there was an answer through Newyork cannel ;
State Department confirmed that fact today.

But I don't think it's nuetral. Rather Negative.....
Because,
1) After reply, Bush did not seem to content the message.
- What he said in the pressconference was, "DPRK mush do full and clear declaration."
2) Also there's no good news till now that 6-party talks will start within December.

I met another offical. And said to her that "Maybe.. DPRK will not abandon 'the policy of vague' ,
so it will be very difficult to do a full and clear declaration."
She said... "I know, but it's important to keep trying."

Couple of days ago Embassador Chun-yongwoo met Woodawai (Chinese top official concerning 6 party talks) and, Woodawai are going to visit DPRK next week.

It is true that it's not the end of the process...
But.. I think within a couple of weeks,
the short term direction of denuclearization process will be settle down.

In Washington D.C. , it's not too cold yet.
But, it could be turn to freezing cold winter.