North Korea leader Kim may announce US talks suspension: Expert

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might announce the suspension of nuclear talks with the US when he delivers his New Year's Day address or holds a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party later this month, an expert said.

Sung Ki-young, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Strategy made the remarks during a North Korea forum on Friday amid heightened concerns Kim could put his threat to take a "new way" into action, reports Yonhap News Agency. The North's leader gave the US until the end of this year to come up with a new negotiating proposal satisfying Pyongyang's demands, strongly suggesting that otherwise, he could restart tests of nuclear weapons or intercontinental ballistic missiles. "In the New Year's address or the party meeting, probably Kim may announce the suspension of nuclear talks with President Trump and unveil what on earth the new way will mean," the expert said during the forum attended by diplomats from 23 countries. (IANS)

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