Published 21:54 IST, October 10th 2019
North Korea on US negotiations says that their patience has a limit
North Korea said that their patience has a limit and that the nation is reconsidering its steps to build trust with the US after UNSC raised questions.
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rth Korea said on October 10 that ir patience has a limit and that nation is reconsidering its steps to build trust with United States. This was after United Nations Security Council reportedly raised issue of recent weapon tests in rth Korea. Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry has also threatened to resume its nuclear tests along with those of long-range missiles while accusing US of influencing members of UNSC after weekend breakdown of rth Korea-US negotiations scheduled in Sweden.
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rth Korean patience has a limit
An official from rth Korean foreign ministry said that re is law which Kim Jong-un's country has refrained from which will be continued indefinitely. spokesman has also found it “unfair” for members of Security Council to take up ir tests of ballistic missiles as opposed to ones conducted by America. rth Korean official furr also said that this fact is “prompting” m to reconsider “crucial pre-emptive” methods ir country has taken in order to gain US' trust. However, some observers have even said that rth Korea's threat may be a strategy to pressurize US to negotiate in a manner to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests. Furrmore, rth Korea answered questions on ir recent test on October 2 saying it was for self-defence.
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'Concrete steps'
European members reportedly asked rth Korea to take concrete steps towards ending ir programs involving nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. It was few days after rth Korea test-fired a brand new submarine-launched ballistic missile, which has also been deted as most provocative action by country since 2018 when y resumed negotiations with US. In order to sustain dialogue between two, rth Korea h also halted ir tests for nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Council members, however, joined in to ask rth Korea to abandon all weapons of mass destruction and initiate “meaningful negotiations”. However, according to rth Korean statement, condemnation in UNSC has been a grave provocation for m.
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(With ncy inputs)
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20:47 IST, October 10th 2019