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Working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have broken off, North Korea's top negotiator has said, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.
The talks, at an isolated conference centre on the outskirts of Stockholm, were the first such formal discussions since US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met in June and agreed to restart negotiations that stalled after a failed summit in Vietnam in February.
The North's chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong Gil, who spent much of the day in talks with an American delegation, cast the blame on what he portrayed as US inflexibility, saying the other side's negotiators would not "give up their old viewpoint and attitude".
"The negotiations have not fulfilled our expectation and finally broke off," Kim told reporters outside the North Korean embassy, speaking through an interpreter.
The US State Department said Kim's comments did not reflect "the content or spirit" of nearly nine hours of talks, and Washington had accepted Sweden's invitation to return for more discussions with Pyongyang in two weeks.
"The US brought creative ideas and had good discussions with its DPRK counterparts," spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. North Korea is also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
She said the US delegation had previewed a number of new initiatives that would pave the way for progress in the talks, and underscored the importance of more intensive engagement.
[...] On Saturday, negotiator Kim accused the US of having no intention of solving difficulties through dialogue, but said a complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula was still possible.
It would only happen "when all the obstacles that threaten our safety and check our development are removed completely without a shadow of doubt," he said, in an apparent reference to North Korea's desire for Washington to ease economic pressure.
On Sunday, China's President Xi Jinping and the North's leader exchanged messages to reaffirm the neighbours' relationship on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. China is the North's only major ally.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 07 2019, @03:15PM (2 children)
Former payoffs...
Clinton’s administration successfully established a deal known as the Joint Framework Agreement which offered $4 billion worth of nuclear, energy, economic and diplomatic benefits in exchange for the halting of North Korea’s nuclear program in 1994.
Bush sent $400 million worth of fuel, food and other aid in exchange for North Korea shutting down its main nuclear reactor.
Obama did nothing.
Trumps standing his ground and won't bribe NK.
NK is like the NY mobsters saying "pay me or else"
(Score: 3, Informative) by fustakrakich on Monday October 07 2019, @05:29PM
Well yeah, that's because he's protected by NY mobsters. If they ever had a golden goose, he is it! He's not "standing his ground". He's following orders.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 4, Interesting) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Monday October 07 2019, @10:21PM
And in the meantime, under Trump's administration, North Korea continues to build their nuclear weapons program.
It's much more simple than that: All world leaders know at this point that if they kiss Trump's ass well enough with enough flowery language about how great Trump is that they can get what they want out of him. Trump, after all, is in Love with Kim Jong Un [thehill.com], isn't he? But don't believe me: This is what Trump had to say five days ago [twitter.com] about his great friend. In North Korea's case, all they want is simply time to complete the development of their nuclear program, something Trump has allowed to progress for the last three years.
Trump is giving NK exactly what they want at this point by, "standing his ground," as you put it.
This sig for rent.