Clock ticking on US for shift in North Korea relations
Frank Smith
Press TV, Seoul
North Korea has warned the US that it must be prepared to compromise and negotiate following the breakdown of recent talks on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and relief of sanctions against Pyongyang.
Pyongyang has suspended tests of nuclear devices and long-range missiles for nearly two years in the hopes of gaining relief from US-led UN Security Council sanctions through negotiations with Washington. With no progress in talks with the US, the North recently restarted short-range missile testing.
North Korea conducted its most recent test on October 2 of a submarine launched ballistic missile which flew 450 kilometers. That same day the US tested a nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile – a Minuteman 3 - which flew more than 6,700 kilometers.
Following a special UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday, France, Germany and the UK singled out North Korea for condemnation. Pyongyang believes it is a double standard.
Experts say North Korea wants progress in talks which have been stifled by a US hard line.
Meanwhile, South Korean President Moon Jae-in continues to encourage international engagement with the North, floating the possibility of creating a North Korean development bank to be discussed at the ASEAN-South Korea summit in November.
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