The U.S. State Department said Washington has reached out to North Korea with “specific proposals” after a number of missile tests and a weapon exhibition by Pyongyang this and last month.

Department spokesperson Ned Price said Thursday at a press briefing that the U.S. stands “prepared to meet with the DPRK without preconditions. We have made, in fact, specific proposals to the DPRK, and we will await a response. We will await outreach from the DPRK.”

The State Department did not immediately respond to an NK Newsrequest to elaborate on the details of the proposals related to North Korea