NKorea calls for peace treaty talks with US

North Korea has called for peace talks with the United States and an end to sanctions as a condition for resuming multilateral negotiations aimed at its denuclearization.

The North’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement Monday that the resumption of the six-party nuclear talks depend on improving relations with the United States,and called for a peace treaty. The statement,carried by the official Korean Central News Agency,said in order to build confidence between North Korea and the U.S.,”it is essential to conclude a peace treaty for terminating the state of war,a root cause of the hostile relations.”

The 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce,not a peace treaty.