North Korean denuclearisation ‘a pipe dream’, Pyongyang warns ahead of talks
Hours before South Korea and China were set to hold their first summit, North Korea sought to set the tone by dismissing any discussion of its denuclearisation as a “pipe dream”. Chinese President Xi Jinping and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung are scheduled to hold their first face-to-face talks on Saturday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the southeastern city of Gyeongju. Seoul has said it hopes to raise the issue of North Korea’s denuclearisation during...