The former commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Vincent Brooks... is urging the creation of an international "North Korea Economic Development Fund" to speed up the denuclearization process.<br />Speaking at a conference on Korean affairs in New York on Wednesday, Brooks said... North Korea should be reassured that financial support will be provided for its economic development once the regime denuclearizes.<br />He said... South Korea and the U.S. should lead Pyeongyang to take practical disarmament steps by providing a specific blueprint on how the regime could develop.<br />Brooks, however, stressed that such support should be given after the North denuclearizes,... and that until then, the UN Security Council sanctions should continue. <br />
