DPRK ready to resume nuclear talks

North Korea also said it would not give up its nuclear program until the US ended its hostility toward the country.

North Korea says it will not give up its nuclear program until the United States ends its hostility toward it.

However, the DPRK said it was ready to resume international talks on its nuclear program, which had been frozen since 2008.

Speaking at a press conference on the North Korean issue in Geneva (Switzerland) yesterday, the permanent representative of the DPRK at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Mr. So Se Pyong, stated: "The DPRK will never give up its nuclear program if the US does not eliminate its hostile policy and nuclear threats against us. In addition, we also demand that the US disband the United Nations Forces Command (based in South Korea), which is considered a new tool of aggression on the Korean peninsula."

Mr. So Se Pyong also warned that joint military exercises between the US and South Korea next August will increase tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Previously, on July 7, the DPRK and the ROK agreed in principle to resume operations at the Kaesong joint industrial park after 16 hours of talks. The talks were welcomed by business owners and workers at the Kaesong industrial park./.

According to VOV - DT