North Korean officials issued a statement Monday saying that they blame the US for
failing to get any talks restarted long after the first Trump-Kim
summit. Both sides say they remain ready to meet for talks.
North Korean officials say it is time for a new approach, and that the
US has had enough time to make calculations, and ought to share its
proposals for further talks between the two sides.
North Korea had objected before to the US continuing to raise sanctions
even as North Korea made progress on denuclearization. President Trump
suggested no sanctions relief would come until full denuclearization,
which has effectively derailed the process.
North Korea has said for awhile they want to see the US take a new
approach, but so far there is no indication what the US approach
actually will be, and the administration seems to have preferred to not
offer North Korea anything concrete.
North Korea Blames US for Failure to Restart Talks
Says its time for US to make proposals
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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