SEOUL (AFP) - Central Intelligence Agency director Michael Hayden has said the United States does not recognise North Korea as a nuclear power because its first atomic test last October was a failure, a report said Wednesday.
The US position was made clear when Hayden met South Korean Defence Minister Kim Jang-Soo on Tuesday, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper said.
"The United States does not recognise North Korea as a nuclear power, because its nuclear test last year was a failure," Hayden was quoted by a South Korean defence source as telling Kim.
The source also said Hayden stressed the importance of exchanging intelligence on North Korea between Seoul and Washington.
"The United States has a large amount of intelligence on North Korea and South Korea has many experts who understand well North Korean sentiments and culture," Hayden was quoted as saying.
"US-South Korean intelligence exchange is crucial to analyse North Korea's decisions."
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