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N Korea at crossroads

North Korea says no more photo ops for Donald Trump

'We will no longer gift the US president with something he can boast of'

A senior official's comment that North Korea is no longer interested in "meaningless talks" came hours after the U.S. and South Korea postponed military exercises to appease Pyongyang.   © Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea said on Monday it was not interested in meaningless talks with the United States just so President Donald Trump had something to boast about and demanded an end to what it called a policy of hostility if the United States wanted dialogue.

The comment by senior North Korean official Kim Kye Gwan, who is a former vice foreign minister, came after Trump on Sunday called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to "act quickly" and hinted at another meeting.

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