Statement of First Vice-Foreign Minister of DPRK

Pyongyang, July 4 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, first vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, issued the following statement on Saturday:

Words "DPRK-U.S. summit" which have become dim even in our memory has become a topic for conversation from some days ago, drawing the attention of the international community.

There is a person who thoughtlessly voices an intention to mediate the summit, utterly regardless of what we, the dialogue party, would think of it, and there is rumor that the U.S. ruling quarters admits the need to hold DPRK-U.S. summit before the U.S. presidential election.

There are even some dreamers hoping to leverage our denuclearization measures for conditional lift of sanctions, while raising hope for "October surprise"

Now is a very sensitive time when even the slightest misjudgment and misstep would incur fatal and irrevocable consequences. We can not but be shocked at the story about the summit indifferent to the present situation of the DPRK-U.S. relations.

Is it possible to hold dialogue or have any dealings with the U.S. which persists in the hostile policy toward the DPRK in disregard of the agreements already made at the past summit?

It is clear to us, even without meeting, with what shallow trick the U.S. will approach us as it has neither intention nor will to go back to the drawing board.

The U.S. is mistaken if it thinks things like negotiations would still work on us.

We have already worked out detailed strategic timetable for putting under control the long-term threat from the U.S.

There will never be any adjustment and change in our policy, conditional on external parameters like internal political schedule of someone.

Long talk is not necessary.

We do not feel any need to sit face to face with the U.S., as it does not consider the DPRK-U.S. dialogue as nothing more than a tool for grappling its political crisis. -0-

Statement of First Vice-Foreign Minister of DPRK

More From KCNA.kp (En)

Rodong Sinmun on Glory and Happiness of DPRK People Guided by WPK

General Processing Ground and Health Complex Built in DPRK

Many Farmers in DPRK Reap Good Harvest

Exhibition of Processed Marine Products Opens in DPRK

Greetings to Algerian Prime Minister

Press Review

Press Statement on Strategic Dialogue between DPRK and Russian FMs Released

Greetings to Algerian FM

Sci-Tech Achievements Made in DPRK

Rice-Threshing Brisk in DPRK

Russian Delegation Leaves

Tablet to Honor President Kim Il Sung's First Official Visit to USSR Displayed in Russia Foreign Ministers of DPRK and Russia AttendUnveiling Ceremony

Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK

Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry

Brisk Dissemination of Advanced Diagnosis and Treatment Methods in DPRK

Meeting of Young Activists in Noble Traits Held

Press Review

Efforts for Developing Regions and Improving People's Living Standard

Sonbong Children's Nutritive Foodstuff Factory Updated in DPRK

Russian Delegation Visits Statues of President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il

Alerts

Source Archive Size

Kim Mention Index
What's this?

Threat Index
What's this?

About KCNA Watch