North Korea lashes out at US, rejects US proposals for denuclearisation

North Korea has lashed out at US for not lifting sanctions against the country and denounced U.S. proposals regarding the denuclearisation progress, considering them ‘gangster-like.’ 

The foreign ministry said it had made various goodwill gestures, and yet the US was still following an “outdated acting script” and jeopardising any moves towards denuclearisation. 

North Korea remains under a range of international and US sanctions over its nuclear programme and missile tests. 

According to US media reports, North Korea’s foreign ministry said Pyongyang had stopped nuclear and missile tests, dismantled a nuclear test ground and returned the remains of some U.S. soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War.

However, Washington was still insisting on ‘denuclearisation first’ by inciting international sanctions and pressure.

On its part, North Korea’s foreign ministry said that one cannot expect any progress in the implementation of the DPRK-U.S. joint statement including the denuclearisation as long as sanctions pressure is not lifted and a peace treaty is not secured. 

Furthermore, North Korea is accusing the US for not adhering to the spirit of the dialogue established by Trump and Kim at their Singapore summit.

Last week, a leaked UN report said the country had not stopped building weapons – which prompted the US to call on the international community to keep enforcing sanctions.

Source: Reuters