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		</div><p>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said he is ready for war if provoked by &#8220;invasive&#8221; outsiders, but avoided past threats centring on the country&#8217;s nuclear weapons and long-range missile ambitions.</p>
<p>Kim&#8217;s New Year comments, broadcast by North Korea&#8217;s state TV, largely stuck to the well-worn propaganda meant to glorify him and his leadership for the residents of one of the world&#8217;s poorest, most closed countries.</p>
<p>But his words will still be pored over by analysts for hints about the country&#8217;s intentions for the coming year.</p>
<p>There is little public information about the inner workings and policy goals of North Korea&#8217;s government, which considers democratic South Korea and its ally the United States its enemies, and is pursuing a long-range missile that could carry a nuclear warhead to America&#8217;s mainland.</p>
<p>Kim did not directly offer dialogue to Seoul and Washington, but said he was open to talks with anyone truly interested in &#8220;reconciliation and peace&#8221; on the Korean Peninsula.</p>
<p>He also vowed to improve North Korea&#8217;s struggling economy.</p>
<p>Analysts say Kim probably wants a push for tangible diplomatic and economic achievements before a convention of the ruling Workers&#8217; Party in May, the party&#8217;s first since 1980, when he is widely expected to announce major state polices and shake up the country&#8217;s political elite to further consolidate his power.</p>
<p>Some had predicted that Kim would avoid overly provocative statements in his New Year&#8217;s address because the county wants to improve relations with South Korea and also China, its most important economic and strategic ally.</p>
<p>Ties between North Korea and China have been noticeably cooler since Kim took power in 2011, but China seemed to take a step towards mending relations when it sent a senior official to a high-profile military parade in Pyongyang in October.</p>
<p>The rival Koreas have been showing mixed progress in reconciliation efforts after they stepped away from a military stand-off in August, which was sparked by landmine explosions Seoul blamed on Pyongyang that maimed two South Korean soldiers.</p>
<p>The countries ended rare high-level talks last month with no breakthrough.</p>
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