“Sanctions will not replace diplomacy. You can’t agree without offering anything in return, ”the diplomat said.
He added that the DPRK’s nuclear missile program is unacceptable.
“However, is it possible to count on progress when Pyongyang is urged to unconditionally fulfill all the conditions put forward under promises of future benefits?” Tass quoted Nebenju as saying.
Earlier, the head of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, Park Chen Cheong, stated the risk of developing relations with the United States in a full-scale armed conflict.
On November 28, Japan held a meeting of the National Security Council in connection with missile launches by North Korea.