North Korea is ready to resume nuclear talks.

North Korea has also stated that it will not abandon its nuclear program until the United States ends its hostility towards the country.

North Korea has declared that it will not abandon its nuclear program until the United States ends its hostility toward the country.

However, North Korea has indicated its readiness to resume international talks on its nuclear program, which have been frozen since 2008.

Speaking at a press conference on North Korea in Geneva, Switzerland yesterday, the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office in Geneva, So Se Pyong, stated: "The DPRK will never abandon its nuclear program unless the United States eliminates its hostile policies and nuclear threats against us. Furthermore, we demand that the United States disband the United Nations Forces Command (based in South Korea), which is considered a new instrument of aggression on the Korean Peninsula."

So Se Pyong also warned that joint military exercises between the US and South Korea in August would increase tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Earlier, on July 7, North Korea and South Korea agreed in principle to resume operations at the Kaesong joint industrial complex after 16 hours of talks. These talks were welcomed by business owners and workers at the Kaesong industrial complex.

According to VOV - DT