However, others said that it is possible to limit technology transfer by placing DPRK satellites on scheduled launches by the European Space Agency, for example. The North Koreans would have to tell the weight of the satellite, the aerodynamics of it, the altitude it needs to be released at and its susceptibility to radio interference and resistance to shock. Some analysts argued that while the DPRK has become the largest recipient of US aid in Asia over the past six years, the country has made no significant reforms. There is also concern about whether a lame-duck administration should be engaged in such sensitive negotiations. White House officials said that Clinton would consult the president-elect before signing any new agreement.
More discussion needs to happen in Washington.
Speaking in Beijing on November 4, Santer said EU deputies had urged DPRK officials to open a human rights dialogue with Europe and also raised missile concerns and Europe's contribution to the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization. However, Santer said, the DPRK had been non-committal about rights. Hans-Ulrich Klose and Antje Vollmer, members of the German parliament who also returned from the DPRK on November 4, urged the German government not to rush plans to establish diplomatic relations. It also said that, despite the recent moves toward diplomatic opening, DPRK officials forbade US officials who drove over the demilitarized zone from the ROK from bringing their ROK drivers with them, and ordered that all signs in English and ROK emblems affixed to the cars had to be covered. The article said that all televisions and radios in the DPRK, which broadcast only government material, must be registered.