US rejects DPRK's call for peace treaty talks

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua): The United States rejected Monday the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s proposal to discuss a peace treaty before denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, with the White House and State Department both calling on the DPRK to honor its obligations in denuclearisation.
White House Spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters in a daily briefing that the DPRK has to come back to the six-party talks and take steps towards denuclearisation for the peace treaty issue to advance, "if they're willing to live up to those obligations, then we will make progress in those talks."
He said this is not a step for the United States to take, but rather a step for the DPRK.
Later in the day, State Department Spokesman P.J. Crowley also said the issue in front of the DPRK is "saying yes, coming back to the six-party process, and then we can begin to march down the list of issues that we have, beginning with the nuclear issue ... then we are perfectly willing to have other kinds of discussions."