DPRK open to talks on nukes, ROK says
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea showed willingness to hold talks with the United States about denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and agreed on a third summit meeting with the Republic of Korea next month, a senior ROK official said on Tuesday.
Chung Eui-yong, top national security adviser for ROK President Moon Jae-in, said at a televised news briefing that the DPRK expressed its willingness to talk candidly with the US about the denuclearization issue and normalization of ties between Pyongyang and Washington.
The DPRK confirmed its will to denuclearize the peninsula, making it clear that if the military threat toward the country is removed and the regime's safety guaranteed, the DPRK has no reason to possess its nuclear program, the senior Blue House official said.
