The Voice of America (VOA) reports that North Korea has declared a boycott of any negotiations aimed at disarming the regime of nuclear weapons.  
 
An official of the North’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations told the U.S. broadcaster Tuesday that the country will never abandon its nuclear ambitions. The North Korean diplomat also said his country would only give up its program after the denuclearization of the rest of the world, including the United States.
 
The official said the North will not accept a request to return to the six-party talks as the regime does not expect the talks to produce substantial results given Washington hostile policy toward the North.

The North’s announcement comes after the other five parties of the six-way nuclear negotiations agreed in late February on the need for “exploratory talks.” Despite the Pyongyang’s latest refusal, efforts continue to revive the long-stalled talks as the U.S. State Department said its point man on North Korea, Sung Kim, will be meeting with his Russian counterpart, Igor Morgulov, in Moscow on Wednesday.  

A spokesperson of the United States Department of State was quoted by the VOA as reiterating Washington’s stance that the North is required to dismantle its nuclear program and dispose of nuclear weapons in accordance with resolutions by the UN Security Council.