US refuses N. Korea’s proposal to suspend nuclear tests, calls it ‘implicit threat’
The White House has criticized North Korea’s proposal to temporarily halt nuclear tests if Washington cancels military drills with South Korea. Jen Psaki called the offer, reported in the media, “an implicit threat.”
“A new nuclear test would be a clear violation of North Korea’s obligations under multiple UN Security Council resolutions,” US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.
According to Psaki, Pyongyang’s statement, which “inappropriately links routine US-ROK [South Korea] exercises to the possibility of a nuclear test by North Korea is an implicit threat.”
“We call on [the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea] to immediately cease all threats, reduce tensions, and take the necessary steps toward denuclearization needed to resume credible negotiations,” she added.
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