Published 14:48 IST, November 15th 2019

North Korea declines America's offer to hold fresh round of dialogues

North Korea stated that it had declined an offer by the US for a fresh round of dialogues in the month of December after the failed previous two summits

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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rth Korea stated that it h declined an offer by United States of America for a fresh round of dialogues in month of December, ding that y h intention of being a part of talks that aimed at pacifying m ahe of 2019 deline that y h set for US to be less rigid in negotiations.

rth Korea refuses fresh talks with US

In a statement released, a rth Korean representative, Kim Myong Gil, stated that his American counterpart, Stephen Biegun, who h jointly led failed denuclearisation talks between both countries in Stockholm, h offered to hold fresh talks through a third country.

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Gil ded that Biegun's plan was to appease m in order to ease out and pass ye end deline set for US and said that rth will t be in favour of having such talks or negotiations. Pyongyang has been wanting to lift US imposed sanctions but America said that rth must first denuclearise its nuclear program.

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'Trump committed to moving forward'

According to reports, a representative of US state department stated that Trump was committed to moving forward in relation to agreements he tabled and reached with Kim Jong Un at first summit that was conducted in Singapore in June 2018, based on building peace and complete denuclearisation.

However, after failed summit conducted in Hai in month of April, Kim Jong Un set a year-end deline for US so that y show more flexibility in ongoing negotiations that in turn was a matter of concern because it was thought that rth could go back to testing nuclear bomb and long-range missiles that were suspended since 2017.

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latest decision by rth Korea comes as American defense officials were in Seoul, South Korea, for yearly meetings amid threats from Pyongyang to stop joint military-deals between US and South Korea.

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US seeking monetary benefit

According to reports, United States of America is seeking a monetary benefit from South Korea for hosting American troops alongside asking South to put a stop to an Intelligence sharing pact y have with Japan called GSOMIA(General Security Of Military Information Agreements), which America thinks would undermine trilateral cooperation.

rth Korea has heavily criticised US-South Korea military exercises as hostile and ded that y would retaliate if both countries go ahe with joint military drills.

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(With inputs from ncies)

12:12 IST, November 15th 2019