US urges North Korea to come to negotiating table

The US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun today urged Pyongyang to come to the negotiating table. He slammed Pyongyang's demands as hostile and unnecessary, adding that the US had a goal not a deadline. His comments in Seoul come days after North Korea conducted missile tests at a satellite launch site.

North Korea has set an end-of-year deadline for the US to come up with a new



denuclearisation deal that would involve significant sanctions relief. It said the US could expect a Christmas gift if it did not comply.

US President Donald Trump has said he will not lift sanctions until North Korea fully abandons its nuclear programme. North Korea said if the US did not make an acceptable offer, it would find a new way.