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North Korea`s nuclear build-up threat a tactic: South Korea
Seoul, Sept 04: North Korea`s threat to build up its nuclear deterrent force is a pressure tactic aimed at giving it an edge in future nuclear crisis talks, South Korea`s unification minister said today.
Seoul, Sept 04: North Korea's threat to build up its nuclear deterrent force is a pressure tactic aimed at
giving it an edge in future nuclear crisis talks, South Korea's unification minister said today.
"The conflicting message is a sort of pressure tactic outside the negotiating table ahead of further talks," said Jeong Se-Hyun, South Korea's top policymaker on relations with the Stalinist North.
Following inconclusive six-nation talks in Beijing last week North Korea said it had no option but to build up its nuclear arsenal faced with Washington's refusal to drop its "hostile" policy to the Stalinist state. North Korea described the talks as "useless" and said it had no interest in further negotiations.
However Jeong told South Korean reporters that North Korea would eventually return to the negotiating table, according to a report by Yonhap news agency. North Korea used the three-day talks in Beijing, which brought together the two Koreas, China, Russia, Japan and the United States, to demand a non-aggression pact from Washington as well as economic and other benefits, saying it would answer to US security concerns later.
Delegates agreed to meet for further talks but were unable to name a date or venue.
The Stalinist state complained bitterly that Washington refused to respond to its "reasonable and comprehensive proposal to denuclearize the Korean peninsula." Bureau Report
Following inconclusive six-nation talks in Beijing last week North Korea said it had no option but to build up its nuclear arsenal faced with Washington's refusal to drop its "hostile" policy to the Stalinist state. North Korea described the talks as "useless" and said it had no interest in further negotiations.
However Jeong told South Korean reporters that North Korea would eventually return to the negotiating table, according to a report by Yonhap news agency. North Korea used the three-day talks in Beijing, which brought together the two Koreas, China, Russia, Japan and the United States, to demand a non-aggression pact from Washington as well as economic and other benefits, saying it would answer to US security concerns later.
Delegates agreed to meet for further talks but were unable to name a date or venue.
The Stalinist state complained bitterly that Washington refused to respond to its "reasonable and comprehensive proposal to denuclearize the Korean peninsula." Bureau Report