The North Korean way of dialogue is often to engage in as bad a behavior as they could possibly engage in, with the expectation that the world will reward them for ceasing their bad behavior. That has been their previous actions. And the President has made clear that the United States will not reward bad behavior

BBC Website: "The US should show its political will to make a bold switchover in its hostile policy toward [North Korea] and prove it in practice. This is the master key to making the talks fruitful," according to the report, which is considered to reflect official policy.