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US urges North Korea to join direct talks after latest missile test by Pyongyang
- Biden official: ‘We reiterate our call for diplomacy’
- South Korean leader fears return to war threats of 2017
The US on Sunday made a direct appeal to North Korea to join direct talks with no preconditions about its nuclear and missile programs, after Pyongyang sent a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into space.
“We believe it is completely appropriate and completely correct to start having some serious discussions,” a senior Biden administration official told reporters.