Asked earlier this week about North Korea's callfor a peace treaty, the State Department reiterated its position that itremained open to dialogue with North Korea but said "the onus is on NorthKorea to take meaningful actions toward denuclearization and refrain fromprovocations."本周早些时候,在被问到有关朝鲜要求签署和平条约的呼吁时,(美国)国务院重申了自己的立场,与朝鲜对话的大门仍然开放,但同时“朝鲜也必须担起责任,采取有意义的行动实现无核化目标,避免挑衅。”
The two Koreas remain in a technical state of warsince their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.朝韩两国自1950 -53年的战争以来一直保持着战争状态,当年仅仅签订了停火协议,而不是和平条约。
North Korea said on Jan. 6 it had tested ahydrogen bomb, provoking condemnation from its neighbors and the United States.朝鲜在1月6日表示,该国成功的进行了一次氢弹试验,从而引发了邻国和美国的谴责。