North Korea says diplomatic talks with the United States could resume in a “few weeks,” but it will not consider abandoning its nuclear weapons unless external threats are fully removed. A statement on Monday attributed to a North Korean foreign ministry official says the upcoming working-level talks will be decisive in determining the fate of the country’s diplomacy with Washington.
Negotiations have stalled since a February summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam, collapsed over disagreements over sanctions relief in exchange for disarmament measures.