North Korea breaks off nuclear talks with U.S. in Sweden
Source: reuters
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - North Koreas top negotiator said late on Saturday that working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington had broken off, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.
The Norths chief nuclear negotiator, Kim Myong Gil, who spent much of the day in talks with an American delegation, cast the blame on what he portrayed as U.S. inflexibility, saying the other sides negotiators would not give up their old viewpoint and attitude.
The negotiations have not fulfilled our expectation and finally broke off, Kim told reporters outside the North Korean embassy, speaking through an interpreter.
The U.S. State Department said those comments did not reflect the content or spirit of more than 8-1/2 hours of talks, and Washington had accepted Swedens invitation to return to Sweden for more discussions with Pyongyang in two weeks.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-usa-sweden/north-korea-breaks-off-nuclear-talks-with-u-s-in-sweden-idUSKCN1WK074
Couldn't see this comin'.
cstanleytech
(26,229 posts)BaronChocula
(1,520 posts)They'll humorously find a way to spin this into the Win column.
Maxheader
(4,370 posts)why stumpy went from a venue of threating nuke retaliation to,
kissy kissy with the n. korean dictator...
Doodley
(9,036 posts)BaronChocula
(1,520 posts)of uranium. Or Iranium, as I call it.
Canoe52
(2,948 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,908 posts)is filled with visions of the Nobel Peace Prize sprouting wings and flying out of reach from his tiny meat hooks - not that he ever stood the proverbial snowball's chance in hell anyway.
B Stieg
(2,410 posts)Nobel prize?
Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)This is just ridiculous^N.
mitch96
(13,870 posts)mpcamb
(2,868 posts)Evolve Dammit
(16,697 posts)jpak
(41,756 posts)Eugene
(61,807 posts)Source: BBC
5 October 2019
The US has denied that its day of nuclear talks with North Korea ended in failure, insisting that "good discussions" were had.
Earlier, North Korea said the meeting had broken down, because the US brought "nothing to the negotiation table".
Officials from the two countries met in Sweden on Saturday, in the hope of breaking their stalemate.
This came just days after North Korea tested a new missile, in a significant advance on earlier tests.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49947836