US-North Korea denuclearization talks come to a dead end

Talks between  United States and rth Korea in Sweden concluded with an abrupt end, said officials of both countries on Sunday. talks were conducted to resume denuclearization process which h been stopped since collapse of second summit between US President Donald Trump and rth Korean leer Kim Jong-un. rth Korea's chief negotiator Kim Myong-Gil, said that after meeting with his US counterpart, Stephen Biegun, talks broke down due to Washington's failure to come up with a new proposal.

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US-rth Korea talks on a de end

" break-up of negotiation without any outcome is totally due to fact that US would t give up ir old viewpoint and attitude," Myong-Gil said.

Kim Myong-Gil expressed immense displeasure and stated that talks have been suspended. He also said that urged US to deliberate until end of year. In dition, he said that it is on US wher to keep possibilities of dialogue alive or "forever close door to dialogue". However, US State Department also hit back and criticized rth Korean supreme leer Kim Jong-un.

" early comments from DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) delegation do t reflect content or spirit of today's 8 1/2 hour discussion," State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement. " US brought creative ideas and h good discussions with its DPRK counterparts," she said, ding that US delegation also "previewed a number of new initiatives that would allow us to make progress" on each of four main agreements reached at first Trump-Kim summit in Singapore in June 2018.

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Meanwhile, in Stockholm Kim interacted with reporters and said that negotiations failed to meet ir expectations and ultimately broke up.

"Held at a crucial moment when situation on Korean peninsula stands at crossros of dialogue or confrontation."

South Korea raises concern

summit was about rth Korea committing to work towards a full-scale denuclearization of Korean Peninsula in exchange for some US security guarantees. Along with that, it also aimed at paving way for lasting peace on Korean Peninsula by establishing new ties between two countries and repatriating remains of American troops killed in 1950-53 Korean War. Raising concerns over failed talks, South Korea's Foreign Ministry also issued a statement and expressed hope for dialogue to continue despite setbacks it received. 

"re was actual progress in negotiations, but we assess that it is a start of negotiations with new rth Korean delegation, and we expect momentum of dialogue to continue," it said.

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"We have been in close consultation with US negotiation team before and after negotiations. government will work closely with US to ensure that dialogue continues based on both sides' positions," statement ded.

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(With ANI Inputs)