DPRK: We can refuse denuclearization

Pyongyang’s determination to abandon the nuclear program may shake after the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Pyongyang. This was stated by a representative of the North Korean Foreign Ministry, reports Reuters with reference to the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea.

The Pyongyang called the results of negotiations with Pompeo "extremely alarming". According to the DPRK, in the negotiations, the American delegation demanded from North Korea a complete irreversible one -sided nuclear disarmament that can be verified.

North Korea insists that the American side should "go out with constructive ideas" to negotiations, "thinking that we can get something in return."

The Pyongyang called the "fastest way" to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula with a phased process, during which both sides simultaneously take the necessary steps.

Meanwhile, Pompeo himself, on the contrary, said that thanks to negotiations, progress was reached "on almost all the main issues", including denuclearization. The diplomat said that he spent a "long time" to discuss the schedule for the execution of the Denuclearization Agreement. On some issues, it was possible to significantly move forward, others still have a lot of work, added Pompeo. Among other things, the conditions for the destruction of the North Korean enterprise for the testing of missile engines were discussed.

As Yohnap clarifies , the United States and the DPRK agreed to create working groups to discuss the details of denuclearization.

The parties discussed the return of the remains of American military personnel who died during the Korean War of 1950-1953.

In response to the question of journalists about the possible violation of the DPRK, the terms of the agreement on denuclearization of Pompeo expressed confidence that both parties were still committed to the contract.

On Friday and Saturday, Pompeo and the representative of the US State Department, Hiser Neurt, were in Pyongyang with a two -day visit. This time they did not meet with the North Korean dictator Kim Jong -un; Such meetings took place during the two previous trips of Pompeo to the DPRK this year. The deputy chairman of the ruling labor party of Korea Kim Yong Chol handed the Pompeo letter for US President Donald Trump from Kim Jong -un.

On July 1, The Washington Post said that, according to American intelligence, the DPRK misleads the USA regarding the number of nuclear warheads available in the country - intelligence believes that Pyongyang has about 65, the number and purpose of North Korean military facilities. A day earlier, the NBC channel reported that in recent months Pyongyang has increased the volume of nuclear fuel produced.

The 2nd day The Wall Street Journal, referring to satellite pictures, said that Pyongyang expands the complex for the production of solid fuel ballistic missiles. The work began a few weeks before the meeting of Trump and Kim Jong -un, held on June 12.

During a meeting in Singapore, the leaders of the DPRK and the United States signed a declaration of complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in exchange for security guarantees for Pyongyang by the states.

As part of the execution of the agreement, Washington presented 47 requirements to North Korea . They include the destruction of the entire nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, the entire infrastructure for the nuclear program, as well as all missiles.

On June 11, the South Korean publication "Chunan Ilbo" reported that Kim Jong -un proposed Trump to hold the second round of negotiations in July in Pyongyang. According to the publication, the third stage of consultations can take place in September in Washington - by this moment it is planned to prepare the "road map" of nuclear disarmament of North Korea.

On June 23, Trump extended for the year of sanctions against the DPRK. The American administration said that North Korea, due to its nuclear program, still "continues to pose an urgent and extreme threat to the US national security."

On July 1, Trump's adviser John Bolton said that the United States has developed a plan for the dismantling of North Korean weapons programs, which can be implemented within a year.