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US, S Korea lack 'political will' on peace talks: KCNA

<span style="color: #222222;">North Korea today said US-South Korean war games are a flagrant violation of efforts to reach peace on the Korean peninsula and reflect a lack of political will to improve relations.<br />''<br />''The comments by an unnamed North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman, carried by state news agency KCNA, came as Pyongyang fired two "unidentified projectiles" off its east coast, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<br />''<br />''According to KCNA, Foreign Ministry spokesman said that despite North Korea's repeated warnings, the United States and South Korean authorities have finally started the joint military exercise targeting Pyongyang.<br />''<br />''The spokesman said this is an undisguised denial and a flagrant violation of June 12 DPRK-US Joint Statement, Panmunjom Declaration and September Pyongyang Joint Declaration, all of which are agreements to establish new DPRK-US relations and build a lasting and stable peace regime on the Korean peninsula.<br />''<br />''Pyongyang warned last week that further nuclear talks could be derailed if Seoul and Washington push ahead with the manoeuvres, which began on Monday.</span><br />

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