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N Korea willing to resolve nuclear dispute through dialogue
Seoul, Sep 02: North Korea said today that it is willing to resolve the dispute over its nuclear programme `through dialogue,` in an apparent softening of its stance following last week`s six-nation talks in Beijing.
Seoul, Sep 02: North Korea said today that it is willing to resolve the dispute over its nuclear programme "through dialogue," in an apparent softening of its stance
following last week's six-nation talks in Beijing.
After last week's landmark talks in the Chinese capital, North Korea angrily dismissed the need for more talks and threatened to strengthen its "nuclear deterrent force,"
casting doubt on the prospects for future meetings.
Today, the North's state-run news agency, KCNA, repeated North Korea's threat to increase its nuclear capabilities unless the United States changes its policy and signs a Non-Aggression Treaty with the communist state, but also said North Korea is willing to continue the six-nation talks. "We have not yet changed our firm will to resolve the nuclear problem between the DPRK and the United States through dialogue," KCNA said in a commentary monitored by south Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
Dprk stands for Democratic People's Republic of korea, North Korea's official name.
Last week, representatives from the United States, the two Koreas, Japan, China and Russia met in Beijing to discuss ways to end the nuclear crisis. After the meeting, China, North Korea's only remaining major ally, released a statement saying all the six countries agreed to continue to talk. But North Korea later said it no longer had "interest or expectations" for such talks. KCNA said last week's talks "failed to produce even the most basic progress and turned into empty armchair discussions because of the United States' gangster-like arguments."
Bureau Report
Today, the North's state-run news agency, KCNA, repeated North Korea's threat to increase its nuclear capabilities unless the United States changes its policy and signs a Non-Aggression Treaty with the communist state, but also said North Korea is willing to continue the six-nation talks. "We have not yet changed our firm will to resolve the nuclear problem between the DPRK and the United States through dialogue," KCNA said in a commentary monitored by south Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
Dprk stands for Democratic People's Republic of korea, North Korea's official name.
Last week, representatives from the United States, the two Koreas, Japan, China and Russia met in Beijing to discuss ways to end the nuclear crisis. After the meeting, China, North Korea's only remaining major ally, released a statement saying all the six countries agreed to continue to talk. But North Korea later said it no longer had "interest or expectations" for such talks. KCNA said last week's talks "failed to produce even the most basic progress and turned into empty armchair discussions because of the United States' gangster-like arguments."
Bureau Report