WASHINGTON, March 9 (Bernama) — The US has rejected a Chinese proposal aimed at reducing tension in the Korean peninsula, saying all previous attempts to pursuade Pyongyang to halt its nuclear programme have failed and there is a need to find “new ways” to engage, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
State Department’s acting spokesman Mark Toner said the defence cooperation between the US and South Korea cannot be compared to the “blatant disregard” the North has shown to international laws.
Pyongyang’s behaviour has not been rational and the world needs to understand that concerns over its nuclear programme “isn’t about the US and North Korea,” Toner said, adding that “every nation needs to look at how we can better respond.”
“Efforts up until today, whether it’s six party talks, whether it’s sanctions, all of the efforts that we have taken this far to attempt to persuade North Korea to again engage in meaningful negotiations, have fallen short. So we need to look at new ways to convince them, to persuade them that it’s in their interest,” he said…..
