N. Korea has no interest in denuclearization： official 북한 유엔대표부 ″비핵화 협상 없

It could just be the regime′s latest bargaining tactic with the United States， but North Korea says it no longer sees the point in holding talks on giving up its nuclear weapons But efforts to resume the stalled six－party nuclear talks continue Connie Kim reports North Korea has reiterated it has no interest in coming back to the negotiating table to discuss its denuclearization An official from North Korea′s mission to the United Nations told Voice of America that the regime will not give up its nuclear arsenal until every other country in the world has also disarmed The official， who asked not to be named， added that Pyongyang has lost interest and sees no need in re－joining the long stalled six－party talks The multilateral talks aimed at dismantling North Korea′s nuclear program involve the two Koreas， the U S ， China， Russia and Japan， but haven′t been held since late 2008 when Pyongyang walked out and declared the process ″dead ″ There had been speculation that Washington might try to initiate talks with North Korea if it makes a breakthrough in its ongoing multilateral nuclear talks with Iran Responding to the North Korean official′s comments， the U S State Department restated its stance that the regime should abandon its nuclear weapons and all existing nuclear programs based on multiple UN Security Council resolutions It also reiterated that it will not recognize North Korea as a nuclear state and called on the regime to refrain from threatening peace and security in the region Despite North Korea′s comments， efforts to resume the six－party talks continue Sung Kim， the U S Special Representative for North Korea Policy， will meet with his Russian counterpart Igor Morgulov in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss Pyongyang′s nuclear issues Connie Kim， Arirang News