통일부 "北, 기존 협상기조 유지... 미국 셈법 변화 압박"<br /><br />North Korea remains unchanged in its stance in nuclear negotiations with the U.S. <br />Pyeongyang appears to be pressing Washington to change its calculations on the denuclearization issue.<br />Seoul's unification ministry analyzed the regime is recently presenting this position in the form of Q-and-As with reporters.<br />Oh Jung-hee tells us more. <br />Recent North Korean media reports show that Pyeongyang has not moved an inch from its original stance in the denuclearization talks... and is rather pressing the U.S. to change.<br />That's an assessment from South Korea's unification ministry on Tuesday.<br />Several times in the past couple of months, North Korea has sent out messages through interview-format articles on its state media... instead of making official statements or announcements.<br />Such messages often come in the form of a spokesperson's answer to a question from a reporter from the Korean Central News Agency.<br />The most recent case was last week.<br /> Answering a KCNA reporter, Pyeongyang's foreign ministry spokesperson said... North Korea-U.S. dialogue won't resume unless the U.S. takes a different approach. <br />An anonymous official at Seoul's unification ministry told reporters Tuesday... that the North uses that format when it wants to emphasize its stance or remind another party of it.<br />He explained... that Pyeongyang claims to be firm on its negotiation strategy... and is pushing the U.S. to change its calculations,... a situation the official said is "not so desirable."<br />According to the official, Seoul is keeping an eye on a few specific terms in these North Korean reports terms like "self-reliance" and "the state-first principle"'... or words like "simultaneous development," which could mean nuclear weapons and imply a return to the past.<br />The unification ministry says North Korea has grown its online presence now to more than 50 websites and social media accounts.<br />They are meant to represent official government bodies and the media... or to attract foreign investment.<br />Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News. <br />
