North Korea blames ‘dishonest’ US position for failed Hanoi summit, wants 'new calculation' to resume talks
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“The underlying cause of setback of the DPRK-U S summit talks in Hanoi is the arbitrary and dishonest position taken by the United States, insisting on a method, which is totally impossible to get through,” the unidentified spokesman said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.
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“The United States would not be able to move us even an inch with the device it is now weighing in its mind, and the further its mistrust and hostile acts towards the DPRK grow, the fiercer our reaction will be.”
Kim has set a year-end deadline for Washington to show more flexibility, but Trump and other US officials have brushed that aside, calling for Kim to take action on a commitment to denuclearise.
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Unless the US offered a new method of calculation, the stalled nuclear talks would never be restarted, the foreign ministry spokesman said.
“And by extension, the prospect for resolving the nuclear issue will be much gloomier,” the official said.