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U.S. Assertion about DPRK's Call for DPRK-U.S. Talks Independent of Six-Way Talks Dismissed

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

    Pyongyang, May 8 (KCNA) - A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave Sunday the following answer to the question put by KCNA in connection with the misinformation floated by the U.S. recently in a bid to create impression that the former is insisting only on the bilateral talks between the two countries instead of coming out for the six-party talks: We had already clarified our stand that we cannot have any form of talks with the U.S. nor can we deal with it as long as the DPRK is branded as "an outpost of tyranny." We have never requested the DPRK-U.S. talks independent of the six-way talks.
    There were only press reports that the U.S. is ready to recognize the DPRK as a sovereign state and hold bilateral talks within the framework of the six-party talks.
    If there be any request from our side, we only expressed our intention to directly meet the U.S. side to confirm whether those reports are true before making a final determination.
    This does not mean any intention to hold the DPRK- U.S. talks for discussing the issues between them. What we mean is a simple working procedure for confirming the U.S. stance in the true sense of the word.
    If the U.S. truly wishes to settle the nuclear issue through the six-party talks, it should refrain from doing such folly as ignoring and insulting its dialogue partner. It should know that doing so is helpful to creating an atmosphere favorable for the resumption of the six-way talks.
    Our will to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula and seek a negotiated solution to it still remains unchanged.