US President Donald Trump said the results of the latest meeting between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in in Pyongyang and their joint declaration were “very exciting.” Trump in particular praised the North Korean leader’s willingness to allow international monitors to witness the dismantling of the nation’s missile and rocket engine test site. “Kim Jong Un […]
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N.Korea slams US for 'hatching a criminal plot' against Pyongyang after Pompeo’s cancelled trip
Published time: 26 Aug, 2018 11:45 Edited time: 26 Aug, 2018 11:46 North Korea has lashed out at the US for ‘double-dealing’ and ‘hatching a criminal plot’ against Pyongyang, days after Donald Trump canceled State Secretary Mike Pompeo’s upcoming trip to North Korea. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Let’s block ads! (Why?)
North Korea slams US after Pompeo’s call to maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang
The recent moves by Washington “are not helpful at all for building confidence” in relations with Pyongyang, North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho told a security forum in Singapore, according to a statement cited by Reuters. Moreover, advancing “unilateral demands will further deepen mistrust, instead of reviving trust,” the minister said. He cautioned that the US shouldn’t […]
Pyongyang agrees to hold high-level talks with Seoul on March 29 – South Korea
North Korea and South Korea are set to hold high-level talks on March 29, after Pyongyang accepted Seoul’s proposal to discuss the date and agenda items for an inter-Korean summit in April, the Ministry of Unification said Saturday. The meeting will take place in the Korean Demilitarized Zone, at the Truce Village of Panmunjom. The […]
US, S. Korean militaries to conduct joint drills despite detente with Pyongyang
The US and South Korea will go ahead with military drills off the Korean peninsula despite the “Peace Olympics” and the recent thaw in North-South relations, the South’s defense ministry said in a report to the National Assembly. In the run-up to the Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Seoul was able to convince Washington to delay […]
Pyongyang urges all Koreans to jointly ‘smash’ any challenges to reunification
Pyongyang has warned third parties against fueling tensions and interfering in the inter-Korean reconciliation process, claiming it is making a “great effort” to reunify the peninsula against the backdrop of US nuclear threat. “We will courageously smash all of the challenges of the nation’s desire for reunification,” the government statement carried by KCNA reads. “Let […]
Pyongyang says IOC considering united Korean hockey team proposal
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering a proposal that South and North Korea form a joint female hockey team at the coming Olympic Games in PyeongChang, Yonhap reported Saturday citing the North’s IOC member Chang Ung. The international body is to convene on January 20 to discuss North Korean athletes’ participation at the Winter […]
Pyongyang seeks direct dialogue with Washington, Moscow ready to help – Lavrov
North Korea wants to engage directly with the US to assure its security, Russia’s foreign minister has revealed. Sergey Lavrov said he has briefed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on the developments and that Moscow is ready to “facilitate such talks.” “We know that, above all, North Korea wants to talk to the US […]
Trump ‘begged for nuclear war’ during his ‘warmongering’ visit to Asia – Pyongyang
Published time: 11 Nov, 2017 10:37 US President Donald Trump “begged for a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula” during his first trip to Asia, North Korea’s KCNA state news agency quoted the country’s foreign ministry spokesman as saying. He added that Trump showed his “true nature as destroyer of the world peace and stability” […]
‘Do not try us’: Trump warns Pyongyang in speech to S. Korean national assembly (VIDEO)
Published time: 8 Nov, 2017 02:55 Edited time: 8 Nov, 2017 03:02 In his address to South Korea’s national assembly, President Donald Trump said that he hoped to “speak for all civilized nations,” in telling North Korea, “do not underestimate us and do not try us.” North Korea “interpreted America’s past restraint as weakness,” Trump […]