US envoy to the UN Kelly Craft says is ready to 'take concrete steps' towards a denuclearisation agreement with North Korea, urges the country to work with Washington
"We remain ready to take actions in parallel, and to simultaneously take concrete steps towards this agreement," the US envoy to the UN said adding that North Korea needed to make"the difficult, but bold decision" to work with the United States.
The 15-member Security Council met on Wednesday at the request of the United States as concerns grow internationally that North Korea could resume nuclear or long-range missile testing - suspended since 2017 - because denuclearisation talks between Pyongyang and Washington have stalled. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has given US President Donald Trump until the end of 2019 to show flexibility. North Korea's UN ambassador, Kim Song, declared on Saturday, however, that denuclearisation was off the table.
"In practical terms, this would mean that the DPRK could launch space vehicles using long-range ballistic missile technology, or that they could even test-launch intercontinental ballistic missiles, which are designed to attack the continental United States with nuclear weapons," Craft said.
Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said North Korea's nuclear and missile programs were "unacceptable" but that progress in talks could not be made when Pyongyang is "told to unequivocally agree to all conditions that are imposed for the promise of future benefits."
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