U.S. envoy says no communication, no signal from North Korea amid nuclear crisis

U.S. envoy says no communication, no signal from North Korea amid nuclear crisis

North Korea is under heavy international pressure to end its nuclear and missile programmes, pursued in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, but has vowed never to give up its nuclear arsenal which it says it needs to counter perceived U.S. aggression.

Lee Do-hoon, South Korea’s special representative for Korean peace and security affairs, and his U.S. counterpart, Joseph Yun, met on the southern resort island of Jeju, following a summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump in Seoul last week.

“There is no doubt that both of the presidents want to find a peaceful way in regard to North Korea’s nuclear issue,” Yun told reporters, according to Yonhap news agency.

“So we discussed them and we agreed the pressure campaign has to be a central element.”