Hu calls for early resumption of DPRK talks
18 years, 4 months ago

Hu calls for early resumption of DPRK talks

China Daily  

By Sun Shangwu Updated: 2006-11-17 19:16 The nuclear test conducted by Pyongyang drew international condemnation. ROK said on Thursday that it will vote for a United Nations resolution condemning DPRK for human rights abuses when a ballot is held in New York. Pyongyang made clear on Friday it had no intention of scrapping its nuclear weapons programme unless the United States made significant concessions. The comments, carried in the official KCNA news agency, came a day after US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Pyongyang it had to show it was committed to take real steps to give up its programme after last month's nuclear test. " will feel no need to keep even a single nuke if the U.S. ceases its nuclear threat and sanctions against the DPRK in a verifiable and trustworthy manner," said KCNA.

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North Korea denounces US plans for an open UN Security Council meeting on its human rights record
1 year, 7 months ago

North Korea denounces US plans for an open UN Security Council meeting on its human rights record

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — North Korea on Tuesday denounced U.S.-led plans for an open Security Council meeting on its human rights record as “despicable” and only aimed at achieving Washington’s geopolitical ambitions. Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong called the United States a “declining” power and said if the council dealt with any country’s human rights, the U.S. should be the …

US, Japan, South Korea Warn of 'Strong and Resolute Response' if North Korea Holds Nuclear Test
2 years, 4 months ago

US, Japan, South Korea Warn of 'Strong and Resolute Response' if North Korea Holds Nuclear Test

News 18  

The United States, Japan and South Korea on Sunday vowed a “strong and resolute response” if Pyongyang carried out a seventh nuclear test. A record-breaking recent spate of missile tests by North Korea sent fears soaring that the reclusive state would soon conduct its seventh nuclear test. Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol issued …

US, allies clash with China, Russia over NKorea missiles
2 years, 4 months ago

US, allies clash with China, Russia over NKorea missiles

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and its allies clashed with China and Russia on Friday over North Korea’s escalating ballistic missile launches and American-led military exercises in South Korea, again preventing any action by the deeply divided U.N. Security Council. She said 13 of the 15 Security Council members have condemned North Korea’s actions since the beginning of the …

Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test
2 years, 10 months ago

Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea said Friday the United States is “preparing for all contingencies” in close coordination with its South Korean and Japanese allies as it monitors North Korean arrangements for a possible nuclear test explosion that outside officials say could be imminent. South Korean and U.S. intelligence officials have said they …

China Reiterates Opposition to New UN Sanctions Against North Korea Before Vote
2 years, 10 months ago

China Reiterates Opposition to New UN Sanctions Against North Korea Before Vote

News 18  

China reiterated its opposition to new sanctions against North Korea ahead of a vote Thursday on a U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution that would impose tougher measures on the reclusive northeast Asian nation for its recent launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can be used to deliver nuclear weapons. Wednesday’s announcement of the vote and the U.S. release of the 14-page draft …

US seeks tighter UN sanctions after N. Korea missile test
3 years ago

US seeks tighter UN sanctions after N. Korea missile test

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — The United States called Friday for tougher U.N. sanctions after North Korea said it test-fired its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile to date, with Kim Jong Un vowing to expand his country’s “nuclear war deterrent” while preparing for a “long-standing confrontation” with the United States. Russian Deputy Ambassador Anna Evstigneeva said that further sanctions would only harm …

China urges ‘flexibility’ over N Korea launches amid US rebuke
3 years, 1 month ago

China urges ‘flexibility’ over N Korea launches amid US rebuke

Al Jazeera  

Beijing says US should ‘accommodate’ Pyongyang’s concerns as Washington insists ‘bad behaviour’ should not be rewarded. China’s UN ambassador has called on the United States to be more flexible in its dealings with North Korea, as Beijing joined others to scrap a US-drafted Security Council joint statement condemning Pyongyang’s recent missile launches, according to diplomats. “If they do want to …

US, Japan, South Korea nuclear envoys meet after Pyongyang test
3 years, 6 months ago

US, Japan, South Korea nuclear envoys meet after Pyongyang test

Al Jazeera  

Countries want to revive talks on denuclearisation, which have been stalled for two years. Top nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes, a day after Pyongyang said it tested a new long-range cruise missile. “The recent developments in the DPRK are a reminder …

North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US
4 years, 8 months ago

North Korea says it has no plans for talks with US

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Saturday reiterated it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang. The statement by North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui came after President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, told reporters in New …

N. Korean media hails Trump-Kim summit
6 years, 1 month ago

N. Korean media hails Trump-Kim summit

The Quint  

Seoul, March 1 North Korean media on Friday hailed the submit between US President Donald Trump and regime leader Kim Jong-un as "positive and productive" and omitted to mention that the meeting ended without any key agreements. The main media outlets controlled by the regime widely covered the two-day bilateral summit between Trump and Kim which ended abruptly in Hanoi …

US abruptly postpones top-level talks with North Korea; Pyongyang asks Washington to lift sanctions
6 years, 4 months ago

US abruptly postpones top-level talks with North Korea; Pyongyang asks Washington to lift sanctions

Firstpost  

The talks between President Donald Trump’s top diplomat and the North Korean delegation, which had been due on Thursday, “will now take place at a later date,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday abruptly shelved plans to meet a top North Korean official in New York, the latest twist in diplomatic …

North Korea issues nuclear threat ahead of high-level talks with US
6 years, 4 months ago

North Korea issues nuclear threat ahead of high-level talks with US

CNN  

CNN — As the United States and North Korea prepare for another round of high-level talks this week, Pyongyang’s increasingly heated rhetoric has analysts worried that the stalemate between the two sides could lead to a breakdown in negotiations. An official with North Korea’s Foreign Ministry issued a veiled threat Friday, warning that Pyongyang could restart “building up nuclear forces” …

North Korea says 'no way' it will disarm before US relaxes crippling sanctions
6 years, 6 months ago

North Korea says 'no way' it will disarm before US relaxes crippling sanctions

Daily Mail  

North Korea's foreign minister on Saturday told the United Nations there was 'no way' that his country would disarm first as long as the United States continued to push for tough enforcement of sanctions against Pyongyang. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho warned the United States not to push Pyongyang too hard with crippling sanctions The United States is …

North Korea hits out at US diplomats over sanctions and demands to denuclearise
6 years, 7 months ago

North Korea hits out at US diplomats over sanctions and demands to denuclearise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy North Korea has denounced the …

Pompeo Meets With North Koreans Over Nuclear Program
6 years, 8 months ago

Pompeo Meets With North Koreans Over Nuclear Program

NPR  

Pompeo Meets With North Koreans Over Nuclear Program The meetings happened amid growing concern North Korea is not taking steps toward denuclearization — and uncertainty as to what each side meant when they committed to it. LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: America's top diplomat has wrapped up two days of talks in Pyongyang, looking for a more detailed agreement on how North …

Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting updates: South Korea says need to figure out what the US meant by stopping military drills
6 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un meeting updates: South Korea says need to figure out what the US meant by stopping military drills

Firstpost  

12:59 PM Whatsapp Facebook Twitter READ FULL TEXT: Trump and Kim’s joint statement President Donald J. Trump of the United States of America and Chairman Kim Jong Un of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea held a first, historic summit in Singapore on June 12, 2018. President Trump committed to provide security guarantees to the …

Kim Jong-un comments on US dialogue
6 years, 11 months ago

Kim Jong-un comments on US dialogue

The Quint  

Pyongyang, April 10 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first official comment on the recent diplomatic contacts between Pyongyang and the US, and also on his summit with the South Korea President on April 27, state media reported on Tuesday. According to state-run KCNA news, Kim read a report on the situation on the Korean peninsula during a meeting …

US can't rein in DPRK by using force
7 years, 3 months ago

US can't rein in DPRK by using force

China Daily  

The international community is keeping a close eye on the Korean Peninsula situation as Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in pays a four-day state visit to China, especially because Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency termed the just concluded US-ROK military drill a "projected war rehearsal" that will push the already acute situation on the peninsula to "the brink of nuclear …

US can't rein in DPRK by using force
7 years, 3 months ago

US can't rein in DPRK by using force

China Daily  

The international community is keeping a close eye on the Korean Peninsula situation as Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-in pays a four-day state visit to China, especially because Pyongyang's Korean Central News Agency termed the just concluded US-ROK military drill a "projected war rehearsal" that will push the already acute situation on the peninsula to "the brink of nuclear …

China airs pessimism about Korean tensions as Kim touts UN talks
7 years, 3 months ago

China airs pessimism about Korean tensions as Kim touts UN talks

Live Mint  

Seoul: China expressed pessimism about bringing the North Korean standoff to a peaceful resolution, even as Kim Jong Un’s regime touted new United Nations support for “regular” talks. Wang’s remarks — part of a broad foreign policy speech in Beijing — came hours after North Korea said that a departing UN delegation had agreed to communications to help ease tensions. …

Alarm bells ringing as US continues to up the stakes
7 years, 3 months ago

Alarm bells ringing as US continues to up the stakes

China Daily  

A week after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea tested its most sophisticated and powerful intercontinental ballistic missile to date, the United States and the Republic of Korea began joint air force exercises on the Korean Peninsula on Monday. After launching that widely condemned ICBM in defiance of United Nations sanctions, Pyongyang is now accusing the US and ROK of …

North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’
7 years, 5 months ago

North Korea says ‘a nuclear war may break out any moment’

India TV News  

North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.” Kim In Ryong told the U.N. General Assembly’s disarmament committee that North Korea is the only country in the world that has been subjected to “such an extreme and direct nuclear threat” …

Nuclear war may break out at any moment on Korean peninsula, North Korea envoy tells UN
7 years, 5 months ago

Nuclear war may break out at any moment on Korean peninsula, North Korea envoy tells UN

Firstpost  

North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador warned that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.” United Nations: North Korea’s deputy UN ambassador warned on Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula “has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment.” Kim In-ryong …

Pyongyang: All options on the table for leadership
7 years, 6 months ago

Pyongyang: All options on the table for leadership

Al Jazeera  

Ri Yong-ho, foreign minister, says ‘declaration of war’ means all options will be on the table for country’s leadership. “Since the United States declared war on our country, we will have every right to make countermeasures, including the right to shoot down United States strategic bombers even when they are not inside the airspace border of our country.” In a …

Wang calls for US, DPRK talks
7 years, 6 months ago

Wang calls for US, DPRK talks

China Daily  

By By Zhao Huanxin in Washington and Hong Xiao at the United Nations | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2017-09-22 12:36 Negotiation offers the only way out of the Korean Peninsula crisis, and there should be no new nuclear state in both Koreas or elsewhere, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in New York on Thursday. US President Donald Trump ordered new …

Trump targets DPRK, Iran in his 1st UN speech
7 years, 6 months ago

Trump targets DPRK, Iran in his 1st UN speech

China Daily  

US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, Sept 19, 2017. UNITED NATIONS - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday strongly pressured the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and criticized a landmark Iran nuclear deal in his first speech at the United Nations General …

Six-party talks "efficient platform" to address Korean Peninsula nuclear issue: Chinese
7 years, 6 months ago

Six-party talks "efficient platform" to address Korean Peninsula nuclear issue: Chinese

China Daily  

Six-party talks "efficient platform" to address Korean Peninsula nuclear issue: Chinese Xinhua | Updated: 2017-09-19 20:08 Share Share - WeChat CLOSE BEIJING -- China said Tuesday that the six-party talks are still an efficient platform to address the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang made the remarks at a routine press briefing, saying China is open …

Kim Jong-un vows to complete N Korea nuclear programme
7 years, 6 months ago

Kim Jong-un vows to complete N Korea nuclear programme

Al Jazeera  

KCNA says leader wants ‘equilibrium’ with US as Washington reiterates it has military options to deal with Pyongyang. North Korea’s state media carried Kim’s comments on Saturday, a day after US and South Korean militaries detected the missile launch from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. KCNA said North Korea’s goal is reaching an “equilibrium” of military force with the …

Sanctions needed but are not the key to peace on peninsula
7 years, 6 months ago

Sanctions needed but are not the key to peace on peninsula

China Daily  

Intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. KCNA via Agencies The United Nations Security Council's unanimous decision on Monday to impose a new round of, and tougher, sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea reflects the international community's unswerving resolve to rein in …

Talks only option for peninsula
7 years, 6 months ago

Talks only option for peninsula

China Daily  

A missile is launched during a long and medium-range ballistic rocket launch drill in this undated photo released by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. If the United Nations Security Council accepts the United States' formal request, it could vote on Monday to impose the severest sanctions on the …

Beijing agrees with UN response to DPRK nuclear test
7 years, 6 months ago

Beijing agrees with UN response to DPRK nuclear test

China Daily  

Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Beijing agrees with the UN Security Council's further responses to Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test, hoping a consensus could be reached based on full discussion among the members. The Security Council is set to vote on Monday to impose new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over the nuclear test this month. "China …

UN action along with talks is the way to solve DPRK issue
7 years, 6 months ago

UN action along with talks is the way to solve DPRK issue

China Daily  

The message was clear. As President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump on the phone on Wednesday, China remains "unswervingly committed to denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, and preserving the international nuclear nonproliferation regime". Since the almost unavoidable heavy civilian toll a military approach is widely believed to result in has made forcefully disarming Pyongyang a non-option, non-military means …

US helping none in DPRK issue
7 years, 6 months ago

US helping none in DPRK issue

China Daily  

Intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. KCNA via Agencies US President Donald Trump's reaction to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's sixth nuclear test on Sunday stood out－not for its condemnation but for its twisted approach. And Moon, reacting to Trump's threat to …

North Korea conducts nuclear test: UN Security Council to hold emergency meet today to discuss international response
7 years, 6 months ago

North Korea conducts nuclear test: UN Security Council to hold emergency meet today to discuss international response

Firstpost  

The UNSC will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss an international response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, diplomats said on Sunday United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss an international response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, diplomats said on Sunday. The underground blast was North Korea’s sixth …

China Daily editorial: What next after nuclear test?
7 years, 6 months ago

China Daily editorial: What next after nuclear test?

China Daily  

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea tested its sixth, and most powerful, thermonuclear device on Sunday despite all the warnings, sanctions and vows of "extreme pressures" to the contrary. Whether or not it was a hydrogen bomb with the destructive potential Pyongyang claims, the latest nuclear test indicates it has taken a big step in its pursuit of nuclear prowess. …

Peninsula needs cooperation, not missiles, to restore peace
7 years, 7 months ago

Peninsula needs cooperation, not missiles, to restore peace

China Daily  

Intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. KCNA via Agencies Just three days after the abortive launch of a number of unspecified projectiles, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired what was believed to be a ballistic missile that flew over Japan on Tuesday …

ROK can revive ties by reversing THAAD decision
7 years, 7 months ago

ROK can revive ties by reversing THAAD decision

China Daily  

Thursday marks the 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Korea, an occasion that should have been observed with lots of fanfare and the extending of mutual best wishes. That such high-profile celebrations are conspicuous by their absence can be attributed to the deployment of the United States' Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system in the …

US-DPRK talks 'not anywhere close': State
7 years, 7 months ago

US-DPRK talks 'not anywhere close': State

China Daily  

The United States is "not anywhere close" to having talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and its joint military exercise with the Republic of Korea will continue later this month, a US State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. Nauert also said that the US would continue to conduct its joint military exercises with the Republic of Korea, which …

Trump, Pyongyang trade escalating threats of action
7 years, 7 months ago

Trump, Pyongyang trade escalating threats of action

China Daily  

DPRK warns of preemptive strikes; US leader threatens 'fire and fury' PYONGYANG - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has warned of making preemptive strikes against the US military base of Guam in the Pacific, after two US strategic bombers were sent again on Tuesday to the Korean Peninsula to stage mock nuclear bomb droppings on DPRK strategic targets, the …

Instead of hurling threats, US and DPRK should talk
7 years, 7 months ago

Instead of hurling threats, US and DPRK should talk

China Daily  

FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a press conference after talks with Chinese diplomatic and defense chiefs at the State Department in Washington, US, June 21, 2017. First it was United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stating Washington's willingness to talk with Pyongyang, if the latter halts its missile stunts. And on Wednesday, the Korean …

North Korea condemns UN sanctions, says no negotiations over nuclear arms
7 years, 7 months ago

North Korea condemns UN sanctions, says no negotiations over nuclear arms

India TV News  

North Korea today condemned the latest United Nations sanctions imposed in response to its weapons programmes, saying it would not negotiate over nuclear arms while threatened by the United States. The sanctions passed at the weekend were a "violent violation of our sovereignty", Pyongyang said in a statement carried by its official Korean Central News Agency. The United Nations Security …

Sanctions needed, talks essential
7 years, 7 months ago

Sanctions needed, talks essential

China Daily  

The United Nations' response to latest provocations by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea－its intercontinental ballistic missile launches on July 3 and 27－has been prompt, with the UN Security Council unanimously approving tough, new sanctions on Pyongyang. UN resolution 2371, with the expected condemnation "in the strongest terms", bans coal and other exports from the DPRK totaling upwards of $1 …

Beijing 'consistent' on DPRK relations
7 years, 10 months ago

Beijing 'consistent' on DPRK relations

China Daily  

Beijing said on Thursday it is committed to friendly ties with Pyongyang, even after the official news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea published a direct criticism of China. "China's stance on the Korean Peninsula issue, and developing good-neighborly and friendly relations between China and the DPRK has been consistent and clear," Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said …

Diplomacy needed to defuse DPRK issue
7 years, 10 months ago

Diplomacy needed to defuse DPRK issue

China Daily  

SHI YU/CHINA DAILY US President Donald Trump's comment that the Republic of Korea should pay for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-missile system is quite disturbing for many people in the ROK. It has been reported that US Vice-President Mike Pence, on his way to visit the ROK with his foreign policy staff on April 16, said the ROK's …

THAAD can further complicate situation on Korean Peninsula
7 years, 11 months ago

THAAD can further complicate situation on Korean Peninsula

China Daily  

International observers were surprised to see the Democratic People's Republic of Korea celebrate its Army Day on April 25 without any act of provocation, such as a missile launch. Yet the brief tranquility on the Korean Peninsula was short-lived as the DPRK reportedly test-fired a ballistic missile four days later. Though the missile exploded shortly after liftoff, it still constituted …

US should sincerely address root cause of Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
7 years, 11 months ago

US should sincerely address root cause of Korean Peninsula nuclear issue

China Daily  

The USS Michigan nuclear-powered submarine arrives at port of Busan, South Korea, April 25, 2017. The DPRK should realize the Security Council resolutions on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue aim to help ease regional tension and are in line with the common interests of all parties involved. The DPRK declined to attend the meeting, with its Deputy Ambassador to the UN …

Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula
7 years, 11 months ago

Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula

China Daily  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsular, at the UN headquarters in New York April 28, 2017. UNITED NATIONS - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday stressed two directions in dealing with the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, at the UN Security …

Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula
7 years, 11 months ago

Chinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula

China Daily  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council on the nuclear issue of the Korean Peninsular, at the UN headquarters in New York April 28, 2017. UNITED NATIONS - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday stressed two directions in dealing with the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula, at the UN Security …

US, DPRK are key to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
7 years, 11 months ago

US, DPRK are key to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

China Daily  

A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade in central Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. The DPRK's fifth nuclear test last September and its continued missile tests in the past months have violated the United Nations Security Council resolution and posed a threat to regional stability. On Wednesday, some 2,000 US and the Republic of Korea troops took part …

US, DPRK are key to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
7 years, 11 months ago

US, DPRK are key to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula

China Daily  

A submarine-launched ballistic missile is displayed during a military parade in central Pyongyang, April 15, 2017. The DPRK's fifth nuclear test last September and its continued missile tests in the past months have violated the United Nations Security Council resolution and posed a threat to regional stability. On Wednesday, some 2,000 US and the Republic of Korea troops took part …

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