{"id":248620,"date":"2021-03-18T16:15:42","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=248620"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:15:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:15:45","slug":"north-korea-calls-nuclear-talks-with-u-s-waste-of-time-unless-u-s-changes-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-calls-nuclear-talks-with-u-s-waste-of-time-unless-u-s-changes-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea Calls Nuclear Talks With U.S. \u2018Waste Of Time\u2019 Unless U.S. Changes Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnorth-korea-calls-nuclear-talks-with-u-s-waste-of-time-unless-u-s-changes-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=248620&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fb_image-1899.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, North Korea said that it will disregard efforts by the United States to hold discussions unless the U.S. changes its policy following recent attempts by the U.S. to continue nuclear talks.<\/p>\n<p>Choe Son Hui, Pyongyang\u2019s first vice minister of foreign affairs, released a statement before top officials from the United States and South Korea held a joint press briefing in Seoul.<\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-asia-southkorea\/blinken-says-u-s-weighs-pressure-diplomacy-on-north-korea-over-denuclearisation-and-rights-abuses-idUSKBN2BA08D\">briefing<\/a>, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken did not specifically discuss Choe\u2019s statement, but he did say, \u201cPresident Biden plans to complete a North Korea policy review in the weeks ahead in close cooperation and consultation with the Republic of Korea, with Japan, and with other key partners, including resuming pressure options and the potential for future diplomacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Choe\u2019s statement, the United States has called and emailed the North Korean regime through various avenues, but Choe called the attempt a \u201ccheap trick,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/north-korea-calls-u-s-outreach-for-talks-a-trick-11616027830\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will only be a waste of time to sit with the U.S. as it is not ready to feel and accept new change and new times,\u201d Choe said. \u201cWe make it clear that we won\u2019t give it such opportunities as in Singapore and Hanoi again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>North Korea has refused similar attempts to begin diplomatic talks in the past, often stating that the United States needs to stop the \u201chostile policy\u201d it has toward the country before discussions can be held. Pyongyang often uses the United States\u2019 military drills with South Korea and accusations of its human rights abuses as illustrations of hostility, per The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order for a dialogue to be made, an atmosphere for both parties to exchange words on an equal basis must be created,\u201d Choe said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from Choe comes days after North Korea\u2019s first official statement was issued toward the Biden administration by way of North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s sister, Kim Yo Jong.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong stated, \u201cWe take this opportunity to warn the new U.S. administration trying hard to give off (gun) powder smell in our land \u2026 If it wants to sleep in peace for coming four years, it had better refrain from causing a stink at its first step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/north-korea-issues-warning-to-united-states-refrain-from-causing-a-stink\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reports that Kim Yo Jong also referenced military drills in her warning:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p><em>According to reporting by The Associated Press, Kim Yo Jong\u2019s statement was published in Pyongyang\u2019s official Rodong Sinmun newspaper. She used the opportunity to speak out against the United States and South Korea for continuing military drills this month. The two allies began their military procedures last week. The drills are done annually and reportedly do not take place in the field and are only command post exercises or simulated by computers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Still, Kim Yo Jong said, \u201c(War drills) and hostility can never go with dialogue and cooperation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The United States and the Republic of Korea released a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/joint-statement-of-the-2021-republic-of-korea-united-states-foreign-and-defense-ministerial-meeting-22\/\">statement<\/a> on Thursday. On the topic of North Korea, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/joint-statement-of-the-2021-republic-of-korea-united-states-foreign-and-defense-ministerial-meeting-22\/\">statement<\/a> reads in part:<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object type-InsetRichText wrap scope-web article__inset article__inset--type-InsetRichText article__inset--wrap\" data-layout=\"wrap \" data-layout-mobile readability=\"11.436111111111\">\n<div class=\"media-object-rich-text\" readability=\"15.5\">\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p><em>The Ministers and Secretaries emphasized that North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile issues are a priority for the Alliance, and reaffirmed a shared commitment to address and resolve these issues. They affirmed the importance of full implementation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions by the international community, including North Korea. The ROK and the United States are closely coordinating on all issues related to the Korean Peninsula. Both sides shared the view that these issues should be addressed through a fully-coordinated strategy toward North Korea between the ROK and the United States.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The statement also reaffirms the alliance between the two nations, nothing that it was \u201cforged in blood on the battlefield 70 years ago\u201d and \u201cserves as the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"10.679611650485\">\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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