North Korea despite intending to return to six party talks for the purpose of its nuclear disarmament has pressed the United States to accept its demand for one to one talks for that matter on Monday.
North Korea is upto push the US for the direct talks, “we will go our own way” unless Washington agrees”.
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry did not elaborate on its comment, which appeared to be a threat to enlarge its nuclear arsenal.
The communist regime’s nuclear program drew much flake from the International community especially after its nuclear efforts in May this year. Since then, the country had thwarted to be chaired in six-party talks.
The ministry statement came as North Korea’s No 2 nuclear negotiator, Ri Gun, wrapped up a rare trip to the US where he met with the chief American nuclear negotiator, Sung Kim, amid media speculation that two discussed setting up bilateral negotiations.
North Korea has been demanding direct talks with Washington after conducting a series of nuclear and missile tests and quitting six-party nuclear negotiations involving China, Japan, the two Koreas, Russia and the US earlier this year.
The country is upto six-party talks only after having one on one discussion with Washington.
“As we have stated our position that we can hold multilateral talks, including the six-party talks, after talks with the US, it is the US turn to make a decision,” the North’s ministry said.
In an attempt to add urgency to the nuclear situation, North Korea has issued statements to apprehend the entire influential International community that it is enlarging its nuclear stockpile. “If the US is not ready to sit face-to-face with us, we will go our own way.”
