DPRK says it needs trust in US for denuclearization

Pyongyang: Washington needs to show goodwill, and sanctions only lower it

UNITED NATIONS - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has demanded that the United States take steps to secure Pyongyang's trust before its denuclearization.

"Without any trust in the US, there will be no confidence in our national security, and under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first," DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho told the UN General Assembly.