US, North Korea edging closer to reopening denuclearisation talks: Korea Herald

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that his reclusive state should be ready for both dialogue and confrontation with the US. - Reuters

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last week suggested that his regime was ready to resume talks with the US.

But it has yet to be seen whether the North will actually come to the negotiating table when there is no prospect for gaining significant concessions from the US without taking serious steps toward denuclearisation.