North Korea calls for negotiations with the United States

UPI 14 hours ago 

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SEOUL, April 4 (UPI) -- One month after the adoption of sweeping sanctions at the United Nations Security Council, North Korea is calling for negotiations with the United States. Pyongyang issued a long statement through its National Defense Commission, calling for an end to hostilities, Yonhap reported. "Maintaining stability is more urgent than unilateral sanctions, and providing negotiations can find a better solution than reckless military pressure," North Korea said in the statement. The statement marks a departure from the warmongering rhetoric from North Korea in February and March, when state media threatened to turn Seoul into "powder" and suggested South Korean President Park Geun-hye ...