US-North Korea nuclear talks come to abrupt end

Washington: The working-level talks between the United States and North Korea in Sweden have concluded, for the time being, officials of the two countries said on Saturday (local time).
Negotiators from the two sides met in Stockholm to resume denuclearisation talks that had stalled since the collapse of February’s second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, CNN reported.
North’s chief negotiator, Kim Myong-Gil, told reporters after meeting with his US counterpart, Stephen Biegun that the talks broke down due to Washington’s failure to come up with a new proposal.
“The break-up of the negotiation without any outcome is totally due to the fact that the US would not give up their old viewpoint and attitude,” Myong-Gil said.
Expressing his “great displeasure,” he said he had called for suspending the negotiations and urged the US to deliberate until the end of the year.
He also said it will be up to the US to correct its course and keep the dialogue alive or “forever close the door to dialogue”, Yonhap news agency reported.