US method of calculation does not make sense

Given the prevailing situation, improved relations between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the United States are a long way off. All the blame falls upon the US that has made much ado about improved relations and peace on the one hand but, on the other hand, is resorting to all conceivable schemes in trying to prolong the economic sanctions. This means there is no change in its policy of disarming the DPRK first to create conditions for realizing its ambition of overthrowing the latter’s social system.

In his April 12 policy speech at the First Session of the 14^th Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK, Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission said: The more pronounced the US policy hostile towards the DPRK becomes, the tougher our counteraction will become; if the US wants the settlement of issues through dialogue, it should have the right attitude and find a methodology that can be shared with us.

Last year, the DPRK voluntarily took crucial and significant measures including the discontinuation of nuclear test and test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile, thereby taking the first step towards confidence-building which is the main key to the removal of bilateral hostile relations. It also demolished completely the nuclear test site in its northern part.

Chairman Kim Jong Un, together with US President Trump, signed the June 12 DPRK-US Joint Statement, a historic declaration announcing to the world that the two countries would write a new history of relationship. During the summit talks he also took steps for realizing the repatriation of the remains of US soldiers, which had been requested by the US President. On several occasions after the meeting, he reaffirmed his will to sincerely implement the joint statement. At the second DPRK-US summit talks and meeting he expressed his resolve to set the essential stages and course to be followed without fail for the implementation of the joint statement in the interests of both sides and to take more prudent and trustworthy steps.

However, the US’ response was disappointing.

Some American politicians judged that the DPRK came to the negotiating table because sanctions were imposed on it; they are throwing the wet blanket over the atmosphere for dialogue by clamouring about “maximum pressure.” Most recently the US conducted a test for simulated interception of the DPRK’s intercontinental ballistic missile and resumed military exercises, which the US President had committed himself to suspending, by changing their names. During the Hanoi summit talks it presented its arbitrary demands which were unacceptable to the dialogue partner.

What the DPRK wants is to establish, through confidence-building, a durable peace mechanism on the Korean peninsula where a volatile situation prevailed, rather than having the sanctions lifted.

If the US, ignorant of what its dialogue partner thinks, insists on forcing its outrageous demands on the latter, it is nothing more than a foolish dream.

The DPRK will make no concession or compromise over the issues concerning the fundamental interests of its State and people. So it attaches importance to the settlement of issues through dialogue and negotiations, but it is not interested in the US-style dialogue of unilaterally pushing its demands.

Kim Jong Un said: What is obvious is that if the US sticks to its current political way of calculation, the prospects for problem solving will be bleak and very dangerous; at this crucial time, I hope that the United States will make a well-advised judgment and the second hand of the clock of the DPRK-US showdown which they stopped with so much difficulty will not move again for all ages.

Now the US should realize that, by its sort of thinking, it will not be able to move the DPRK one iota nor get what it wants at all, even if it sits with the latter a hundred times, a thousand times.