North Korea has denied claims that US-led sanctions are what encouraged it to seek international peace talks, and experts say it was arrogance to…
North Korea has denied claims that US-led sanctions are what encouraged it to seek international peace talks, and experts say it was arrogance to ever think that was the case.
According to the state-run news agency KCNA, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday vehemently pushed back against talk that North Korea proposed denuclearization because of US-led sanctions crippling the country.
The spokesperson said the US is misleading public opinion over the sanctions and is a „dangerous attempt to ruin“ international dialogue which risks taking the situation „back to square one.“
“ The US is deliberately provoking the DPRK at the time when the situation on the Korean peninsula is moving toward peace and reconciliation thanks to the historic north-south summit and the Panmunjom Declaration,“ the spokesperson said, using an acronym for North Korea’s official name.
„It would not be conducive to addressing the issue if the US miscalculates the peace-loving intention of the DPRK as a sign of ‚weakness‘ and continues to pursue its pressure and military threats against the latter.“
UN sanctions ban exports of coal, iron, seafood, and textiles and limit imports of crude oil, an attempt to cut funding for Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program.
