Seoul, Oct 18: North Korea said today it rejects any talks to end a dispute over its nuclear weapons programme unless it discusses a non-aggression treaty with the United States, a news report said. "The fundamental resolution to the nuclear dispute between North Korea and the United States relies on the US switchover of its hostile policy and the conclusion of a non-aggression treaty," the North's state-run radio station reported.
The report said the communist country is "neither interested nor has expectations" in talks that refuse its demands. Pyongyang has made such demands many times, but Washington rejects a formal treaty. Last week, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said that he was trying to satisfy Pyongyang's security concerns through a written agreement in which that country's neighbours would participate. Bureau Report