North Korea: Peace pact would end N-tests

North Korea: Peace pact would end N-tests
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North Korea on Saturday called for the conclusion of a peace treaty with the United States and a halt to U S military exercises with South Korea to end its nuclear tests.

SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday called for the conclusion of a peace treaty with the United States and a halt to U S military exercises with South Korea to end its nuclear tests. The isolated state has long sought a peace treaty with the United States, as well as an end to the exercises by South Korea and the United States, which has about 28,500 troops based in South Korea.

"Still valid are all proposals for preserving peace and stability on the peninsula and in Northeast Asia including the ones for ceasing our nuclear test and the conclusion of a peace treaty in return for U S halt to joint military exercises," North Korea's official KCNA news agency cited a spokesman for the country's foreign ministry as saying early on Saturday.

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