[Stockholm 5th Reuters]-North Korea ’s President Kim Myung-gil, North Korea ’s head of North Korea ’s talks about the denuclearization of North Korea in Stockholm, Sweden He told reporters outside the embassy that through discussions, “the consultation did not meet our expectations and eventually broke down”. He also accused the United States of quitting the “old view and attitude”.
On the other hand, the US State Department pointed out that North Korea's comments did not reflect the “contents and spirit” of this talk that lasted more than eight and a half hours. He explained that the US side accepted the Swedish government's invitation to reconsult two weeks later.
The ministry's Ortagus spokesman said, “The United States had creative ideas and had good discussions with DPRK's counterparts.” The US delegation had confirmed in advance a number of new initiatives that would lead to the progress of the talks. “There is a serious problem, and a strong commitment by both countries is needed to resolve it. The United States has that commitment.”
North Korea ’s chief delegate Kim did not keep up with the U.S. statement. I was disappointed and lost our enthusiasm for consultation. "
Swedish TV station “TV4” reported that the special representative for Vegan North Korea, who heads the US delegation, has returned to the US Embassy in Stockholm.
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs avoided detailed explanations about the invitation to reconsult the United States and North Korea, and North Korea ’s response to it.
This talk held at a conference center in the suburbs of Stockholm was the first official level discussion after confirming the policy of resuming talks at the US-North Korea summit meeting in June.
President Kim accused the US of not having the intention to solve the problems of North Korea and the US through dialogue on the afternoon of May 5. However, he said that a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is still possible.
On top of that, he expressed the view that complete denuclearization could only be achieved "when all the obstacles that threaten our safety and prevent our development were completely removed without any doubt".
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