US ‘offers food aid’ in exchange for North Korea halting nuclear programme

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A third round was reportedly scheduled in Beijing before the announcement of Kim’s death put the process on hold. The spokesman’s statement suggested that a deal was still on the cards if the US raised the amount of food it is willing to offer. ‘We will watch if the US truly wants to build confidence,’ it said. Washington says any decision to offer humanitarian food aid would not be linked to other issues, but the spokesman accused the United States of politicising the issue. Robert King, US special envoy for North Korean human rights, met senior North Korean foreign ministry…(The Telegraph)
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