North Korea has "no intention" to sit down for with the U.S. without firm assurances that Washington will withdraw its "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang, a top official said in a statement released Tuesday.
The statement, issued by Kim Yong Chol, a senior official on the DPRK ruling party's Central Committee and Chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, also rejected U.S. efforts to improve ties through the recent postponement of a joint U.S.-ROK military drill.
North Korea has "no intention" to sit down for with the U.S. without firm assurances that Washington will withdraw its "hostile policy" towards Pyongyang, a top official said in a statement released Tuesday.
The statement, issued by Kim Yong Chol, a senior official on the DPRK ruling party's Central Committee and Chairman of the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee, also rejected U.S. efforts to improve ties through the recent postponement of a joint U.S.-ROK military drill.
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