North Korea denuclearization


North Korea’s latest warning to forfeit the agreement to halt nuclear and inter-continental ballistic missile testing with United States comes after Washington passed the deadline of December 31 2019 set by Pyongyang to resume denuclearization negotiations. Even though Kim Jong Un signed an agreement with President Trump for a total dismantling of North Korea’s nuclear program before any sanctions would be lifted, it seemed that he had gone against the good faith of the deal. Now, he wants to see easing of sanctions before he will negotiate further on further steps towards denuclearization. That is in contrary to the agreement signed in Singapore in 2018.

One of the condition North Korea has demanded is the removal of all US military personnel from South Korea as it is seen as an aggressive stance towards it. It is not a concession United States are willing to do given that North Korea and South Korea are still at war and North Korea had demonstrated its willingness to launch a surprise attack on South Korea in 1950. The standoff in negotiations will likely continue for the rest of 2020 and the status quo on the Korean peninsula will not change just as it has not been for the past six decades. 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/north-korea-may-seek-new-path-after-us-fails-to-meet-deadline-12297302

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