N.Korea ups rhetoric on US nuclear talks

By Joyce Lee and Hyonhee Shin
Updated August 23 2019 - 4:18pm, first published 4:12pm
Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho says North Korea is ready for denuclearisation talks or a stand-off.
Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho says North Korea is ready for denuclearisation talks or a stand-off.

North Korea's top diplomat says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is a "diehard toxin" who only complicates denuclearisation talks and North Korea is ready for both dialogue and stand-off.

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