North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister: 'Pyongyang Set To Break Off Denuclearization Talks With Washington'



TASS: Pyongyang set to break off denuclearization talks with Washington — diplomat

The deputy foreign minister blamed the breakdown of talks in Hanoi on the US side

PYONGYANG, March 15. /TASS/. The North Korean leadership is considering suspension of denuclearization talks with the United States, North Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui told reporters on Friday.

"We have no intention to yield to the US demands [put forward at the Hanoi summit] in any form, nor are we willing to engage in negotiations of this kind," she told reporters at a news conference in Pyongyang, to which foreign diplomats and journalists were invited.

The deputy foreign minister blamed the breakdown of talks in Hanoi on the US side, who "were too busy with pursuing their own political interests and had no sincere intention to achieve a result."

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WNU Editor: It is not in North Korea's interest to suspend denuclearization talks right now, especially in view of its current relations with South Korea, and the South Korean willingness to be accommodating to North Korea's interests.

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