Source:
Washington Post
Original post date:
27 May 2013
North Korea's state media on Sunday reiterated Pyongyang's commitment to building nuclear weapons, dousing limited hopes that the isolated state might engage in talks about its nuclear program under pressure from China.
North Korea's highest policy-making body also directed a harsh verbal attack on South Korean President Park Geun-hye, suggesting prospects for inter-Korean rapprochement remain grim despite a reported agreement from a senior North Korean official to resolve diplomatic standoffs through talks.