"Pyongyang emphatically rejects such rhetoric, insisting that the US side publicly disavow its statements," Kosachev noted.
In his words, North Korean leaders believe that these US statements highlight Washington's intention to forcibly "democratize" North Korea by means of a revolution similar to those in the post-Soviet neighborhood.
North Korea "plans to insist that the United States remove its nuclear weapons from South Korea where they are reportedly deployed and from nearby regions," Kosachev noted.
"The North Korean leadership said that the country possessed nuclear weapons, referring to this as a fait accompli," Kosachev added.
At the same time, he stressed that North Korean representatives had confirmed their commitment to "imparting a nuclear-free status to the Korean Peninsula."
Pyongyang believes that this goal can only be attained through talks," Kosachev went on to say. Among other things, North Korea is studying the possibility of resuming six-sided talks, if the United States renounces its statements.
