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North Korea admits it DOES want to have talks with Donald Trump – as it sends bizarre coded messages to its foreign spies

President Trump warned last month that "major, major conflict" with North Korea was possible

NORTH Korea has admitted it DOES want to have talks with Donald Trump "if the conditions are there" - as it sends bizarre coded messages to its foreign spies.

A senior diplomat has said Pyongyang will speak to the US after months of rising hostilities over the secretive state's nuclear programme, according to reports from South Korea's Yonhap news agency.

 North Korea is reportedly willing to speak to the US if 'conditions are met'
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North Korea is reportedly willing to speak to the US if 'conditions are met'Credit: AP:Associated Press
 Tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un has angered Donald Trump with repeated nuclear tests
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Tubby tyrant Kim Jong-un has angered Donald Trump with repeated nuclear testsCredit: Reuters

Choe Son Hui, Kim Jong-un's foreign ministry director general for US affairs, told reporters in Beijing:

"We'll have dialogue if the conditions are there."

The statement came as a cryptic broadcast was sent across South Korea's airwaves, believed to be intended for North Korean spies.

The message told "number 27 expedition agents" to "review" their "foreign language lessons".

The secretive state resumed sending cryptic messages over its neighbour's airwaves last year, with analysts believing they are codes for overseas agents.

President Trump warned last month that ";major, major conflict" with North Korea was possible as tubby despot Kim Jong-un ploughed ahead with his nuclear testing programme.

The US president later added that he hoped for a diplomatic outcome and would be "honoured" to meet with the tyrant under the right conditions.

A US State Department spokesman said the United States remains open to talks with North Korea but it would have to "cease all its illegal activities and aggressive behaviour in the region."

 Choe Son Hui, deputy chief for North American affairs at North Korean's Foreign Ministry told reporters the country would be open to discussions
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Choe Son Hui, deputy chief for North American affairs at North Korean's Foreign Ministry told reporters the country would be open to discussionsCredit: Kyodo News Stills
 Donald Trump has said conflict with the secretive state is possible but that a diplomatic resolution would be preferred
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Donald Trump has said conflict with the secretive state is possible but that a diplomatic resolution would be preferredCredit: Getty Images

"We have been clear over the past twenty years that we seek nothing but a stable and economically prosperous Korean peninsula," the spokesman said.

North  Korea has threatened the US with a “full-scale” nuclear war and claiming the superpower is running scared of Kim Jong-un’s missiles and accusing it of trying to assassinate its tyrant leader.



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