According to the North Korean daily Rodong Sinmun, North Korea rejects the idea on the grounds that the U.S. wants the country to give up its nuclear weapons, regardless of whether talks occur with or without preconditions.
North Korea said Washington's offer is seen as being intended to set the tone for manipulating new UN Security Council resolutions that may include a maritime blockade if it doesn't accept dialogue aimed at discussing the abandonment of nuclear weapons. North Korea also emphasized that it will never negotiate over the country's nuclear and ballistic missiles unless the U.S. withdraws its anti-North Korea policy and stops threatening the country with nuclear weapons.
