North Korea said on Friday that it is ready to sit down for talks with Washington anytime to solve problems between them, after the US side cancelled a planned summit with Pyongyang.
The North Korean side expressed regret over US President Donald Trump's decision to cancel the summit with Kim Jong Un, previously scheduled for June 12 in Singapore, First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan was quoted by Xinhua as saying.
Kim Kye Gwan also said that Trump's decision does not conform to the international community's aspiration for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the whole world.
Trump on Thursday sent a letter to Kim Jong Un, saying that their planned meeting will not happen.
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