We don't want to get into protracted discussions on who takes what steps first and how we calibrate each step, ... sort out things boldly about how we can make some important steps forward.

I don't want to take one step forward and two steps backward.

Both of us (US and Japan) had discussions with the Chinese host. Chinese host tried to put forward some ideas,

First they have got to disarm, create a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and once they are back in the NPT with IAEA safeguards, at an appropriate time we'll have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor.

First they have got to disarm, create a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, and once they are back in the NPT with IAEA safeguards, at an appropriate time we'll have a discussion about the subject of the provision of a light-water reactor,

First, they have got to disarm (and) create a nuclear-free Korean peninsula.