World Alert: North Korea says it will reconsider summit with Trump 'if the U.S. continues with its evil acts'

The statement, issued by Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, took particular aim at Vice President Pence for his "unbridled and impudent remarks that North Korea might end like Libya." "As a person involved in U.S. affairs, I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out from the mouth of the U.S. vice president," said Choe, who was previously in charge of North Korea's relations with the United States. North Korea was not begging for talks, she said a day after President Trump suggested the talks could be postponed or even canceled. "We will neither beg the U.S. for dialogue nor take the trouble to persuade them if they do not want to sit together with us. Whether the U.S. will meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown is entirely dependent upon the decision ... of the U.S.," she said, according to the statement released by the North's Korean Central News Agency on Thursday morning.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     World Alert May 23, 8:19 PM     North Korea says it will reconsider summit with Trump 'if the U.S. continues with its evil acts' The statement, issued by Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, took particular aim at Vice President Pence for his "unbridled and impudent remarks that North Korea might end like Libya." "As a person involved in U.S. affairs, I cannot suppress my surprise at such ignorant and stupid remarks gushing out from the mouth of the U.S. vice president," said Choe, who was previously in charge of North Korea's relations with the United States. North Korea was not begging for talks, she said a day after President Trump suggested the talks could be postponed or even canceled. "We will neither beg the U.S. for dialogue nor take the trouble to persuade them if they do not want to sit together with us. Whether the U.S. will meet us at a meeting room or encounter us at nuclear-to-nuclear showdown is entirely dependent upon the decision ... of the U.S.," she said, according to the statement released by the North's Korean Central News Agency on Thursday morning. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071