A major sticking point is North Korea’s calls for the United States to abandon policy it considers hostile to it
— an apparent reference to punishing U.S.-led sanctions imposed over its past nuclear and missile tests.
Last month, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un dismissed prospects for an early restart of the nuclear diplomacy, saying U.S. expectations of talks would “plunge them into a greater disappointment.” After her statement, Kim’s foreign minister said North Korea wasn’t even considering the possibility of any contact with the Americans that he said “which would get us nowhere, only taking up precious time.
The blunt back-to-back statements cloud hopes for the diplomacy’s resumption that flared after Kim said North Korea was ready for both dialogue and confrontation - though more for confrontation. Some experts say North Korea will likely find the urgent need to return to talks with the United States if its current pandemic-related economic difficulties further worsens.
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