South Korea developing missiles to destroy North Korea nuclear facilities

Russia's RIA news agency quoted Choe as saying that North Korea "lives under the constant threat of a nuclear attack by the U.S".

Talking to North Korea now only makes sense if the engagements are designed for clear messaging and intelligence collection and not invested with the expectation of real diplomatic progress.

He added, "Whether it happens on Tuesday or a month from Tuesday, we are at a time where the president has concluded that we need a global effort to ensure that (North Korean leader) Kim Jong-un doesn't have that capacity".

"We believe that the USA, but not any other country, may mount a nuclear attack", Choe Hui, the Head of the North Korean Foreign Ministry's Department on North American Affairs said.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea in the event that the U.S.is forced to defend itself or its allies.

Accusing Australia of "preparing a war on the Korean Peninsula", Pyongyang stated that it betrays its own national interests by playing sidekick in "Trump's selfish "America First" Policy".

During an interview with CNBC, Mr Lee outlined his concerns, stressing that while North Korea has postured and made threats for a long time, the danger is "different this time".

The South Korean and US top nuclear envoys met on Friday morning, marking the completion of a series of high-ranking diplomatic meetings this week on North Korea.

Indeed, the poll found that 64 per cent of people would prefer the U.S. found a diplomatic solution to resolving its stand-off with North Korea.

China has made progress in helping curb the nuclear threats from North Korea, Mr Pompeo said, but the USA is hoping it will do more given the "great relationship" that has developed between Mr Xi and President Donald Trump.

"For Washington, being together and being well coordinated with Seoul is (our) No. 1 priority", Yun said at the start of the meeting.