North Korea seeks talks with US to ease tensions
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North Korea's top diplomat said Tuesday that the US must "unconditionally" accept its offer for dialogue if it wants to ease tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula, saying that hostile policies by Washington against his country make war a possibility.
North Korea surprisingly offered to talk with the US and rejoin long-stalled international nuclear disarmament talks last month after weeks of tension following its February nuclear test. US officials have coolly responded to North Korea's overtures, saying Pyongyang must first demonstrate its sincerity on nuclear disarmament with concrete actions. (AP)
