{{North Korea reiterated on Saturday that it would not give up its nuclear weapons, rejecting a U.S. condition for talks although it said it was willing to discuss disarmament.}}<\/p>\n
North Korea, in a sign of a possible end to weeks of heightened hostility on the Korean peninsula, offered the United States and South Korea a list of conditions on Thursday for talks, including the lifting of U.N. sanctions.<\/p>\n
But the United States said it was awaiting “clear signals” that North Korea would halt its nuclear weapons activities.<\/p>\n
“The U.S. should not think about the denuclearization on the peninsula before the world is denuclearized,” reads in part an article published in state run Rodong Sinmun newspaper.<\/p>\n
“There may be talks between the DPRK and the U.S. for disarmament but no talks on denuclearization,” it said.<\/p>\n
North Korea signed a denuclearization-for-aid deal in 2005 but later backed out of that pact. It now says its nuclear arms are a “treasured sword” that it will never give up.
\nIt conducted its third nuclear test in February.<\/p>\n
The test triggered new U.N. sanctions which in turn led to a dramatic intensification of North Korea’s threats of nuclear strikes against South Korea and the United States.<\/p>\n
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