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Koreas: North Vows Not to Use Nukes, Conventional Weapons against South

Koreas: North Vows Not to Use Nukes, Conventional Weapons against South
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The South Korean envoy, returning from a trip to Pyongyang, said that a telephone "hotline" will be established between the leaders of the two Koreas; the first phone conversation is expected to take place before the beginning of the summit.

Koreas: North Vows Not to Use Nukes, Conventional Weapons against South

He said Tuesday following the meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang that the two countries had agreed to hold a summit in April.


The North Korean leadership also expressed willingness to start dialogue with the United States in order to normalize bilateral ties and kick off consultations on denuclearization, according to Chung Eui-yong.


Kim Jong-un allegedly described the denuclearization as a "covenant of ancients" and added that Pyongyang has no other preconditions for the start of the talks other than "sincere" to have the DPRK as a negotiation partner.


North Korea has reaffirmed the commitment of using neither nuclear, nor conventional weapons against the South in exchange for security guarantees.


Ties between the Koreas thawed in recent months with the states resuming the talks and the North sending its athletes and a delegation to the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.


The two states agreed that the national teams would march together under a "unification flag" at the opening ceremony.


Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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