AFP and AP, SEOUL and HELSINKINorth Korea yesterday said it has “no desire” to continue nuclear talks unless the US takes steps to end hostilities, a day after negotiations in Sweden broke down. The North on Saturday walked away from the Sweden talks saying it was disappointed at the lack of “new and creative” solutions offered by Washington. However, Washington called the talks “good discussions,” saying the comments by North Korea did not reflect the content or the spirit of their eight-and-a-half-hour discussion. The US has accepted Sweden’s invitation to resume talks in two weeks’ time, US Department of State spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said. Kim Myong-gil said the North proposed a suspension of talks until December.

Source: Taipei Times October 06, 2019 15:56 UTC