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N. Korea Says Peace Treaty No Bargaining Chip for Denuclearisation
by Naharnet Newsdesk 21 hours ago

North Korea on Tuesday ruled out dismantling its nuclear arsenal in exchange for the US declaring an end to the Korean War, saying a peace treaty should "never be a bargaining chip."

The North has for decades demanded that the US formally declare the end of the 1950-53 conflict that was halted only with an armistice, saying an official end to the war would ease tensions on the flashpoint peninsula.

At a summit with the South's President Moon Jae-in last month, the North's leader Kim Jong Un offered to shut down its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if Washington takes "corresponding measures".

Read more at: http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/251323-n-korea-says-peace-treaty-no-bargaining-chip-for-denuclearisation