北 "생존•발전권 저해 철회하는 실제적 조치 전 협상 의욕없어"
Following the breakdown of nuclear talks between Pyeongyang and Washington over the weekend,... North Korea says the ball is now in Washington's court,... stressing the fate of future talks depends on the attitude displayed by the U.S.
The North's foreign ministry is also urging Washington to withdraw its hostile policies that it says undermines its people's right to survive and develop.
Kim Hyo-sun reports.
North Korea has expressed its intent not to engage in denuclearization dialogue with the U.S. until Washington withdraws its hostile policies.
Just a day after the bilateral talks between Pyeongyang and Washington broke down in Stockholm,... the North's foreign ministry issued a statement that explained Washington failed to bring any new package deal, and was sticking to its existing stance.
It also called on the U.S. to withdraw hostile policies that threaten the safety of the regime and undermines its people's right to survive and develop.
The statement also emphasized that the fate of the future denuclearization talks depends on the U.S. attitude,... and the deadline for talks is the end of this year.
The remark can be interpreted as the regime's willingness to ask the U.S. to lift international sanctions, while guaranteeing the regime's security.
The North's chief negotiator Kim Myong-gil reportedly expressed doubts about whether Washington can bring alternative plans within two weeks as proposed by the meeting's host nation, Sweden.
Before boarding a plane for Beijing in Moscow,... Kim stressed that Pyeongyang has no desire to engage in "sickening negotiations" with the U.S.
Such a remark follows the U.S. State Department saying it had accepted Sweden's invitation to return for more discussions with the North in two weeks.
Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.
