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Trump does not rule out direct DPRK talks

The team behind US President elect Donald Trump is considering direct negotiations with the DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, TASS reports citing Reuters Photo: www.reuters.com According to Reuters, the Republican team believes that to be an option to bring the risk of armed conflict down. The news agency further claims Trump is yet to make the final decision on the issue. As Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said earlier, Russia thinks it’s possible that Trump would want to meet with the ...

27.11.2024
Trump , Kim Jong Un , usa , North Korea

Kim Jong Un accused USA of stoking tensions, warned of possible nuclear war

On November 22nd, North Korean state media KCNA published words of Kim Jong Un who had accused the United States of ramping up tensions and provocations, saying the Korean peninsula has never faced such risks of nuclear war as it does now, Reuters repports photo: www.reuters.com In a speech at a military exhibition in Pyongyang on November 21st, Kim claimed his previous experience of negotiations with Washington only highlighted its ‘aggressive and hostile’ policy against Pyongyang, KCNA said. ...

22.11.2024
Kim Jong Un , usa , North Korea

Musk views S. Korea’s likely plans to send military personnel to Ukraine as escalation of conflict

US entrepreneur and businessman Elon Musk said the prospect of sending South Korean troops to Ukraine, voiced earlier by some media outlets, indicates an escalation of the conflict, TASS reports Photo: www.reuters.com “[The situation] seems to be escalating,” Musk wrote on his social network X, commenting on a report published by one of the users of the American magazine Newsweek that the South Korean authorities are allegedly discussing a plan to send troops to Ukraine and supply it with ...

22.10.2024
Musk , Russia , Ukraine , South Korea , North Korea , troops

Ryzhenkov: those coming to Belarus from EU, US make U-turn in their attitude

... that his recent visit to North Korea was ‘preparing the ground for ...

05.08.2024
Belarus , Ryzhenkov , North Korea

Belarus, North Korea discuss intensification of liaisons in education, healthcare and agriculture

Belarus’ Foreign Minister Maksim Ryzhenkov has been received today by North Korean Prime Minister Kim Tok Hun, sb.by reports with reference to the Belarusian Foreign Ministry’s press service The parties summed up the results of the negotiations of the Belarusian delegation in Pyongyang, mentioning the need to intensify bilateral co-operation in education, healthcare and agriculture. Co-operation in the international arena was discussed and a high level of understanding between the countries on ...

25.07.2024
Belarus , North Korea , DPRK , Ryzhenkov , co-operation

S. Korea to review issue of arms supplies to Ukraine

... Ho-jin accused Russia and North Korea of ‘reneging on international obligations ... — direct or indirect — in strengthening North Korea’s military force violates UN ...

05.07.2024
South Korea , Ukraine , Russia , North Korea , weapons

Russia, N. Korea signed Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty

Russia and North Korea have concluded the Comprehensive Strategic ...

19.06.2024
russia , Putin , Kim Jong Un , North Korea

N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected test-firing of multiple rocket launchers

On April 25th, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the test-firing of 240m m multiple rocket launchers manufactured by a newly created defence industry unit, Reuters reports PHOTO: WWW.REUTERS.COM The report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) does not provide detailed information about the unit that produced the artillery. “The test firing showed the rockets met the required standards for flight characteristics and accuracy,” KCNA stated. According to Kim Jong Un, the 240mm ...

26.04.2024
North Korea , Kim Jong Un , rocket , launch

Media: N. Korea launched missile towards Sea of Japan

Yonhap News Agency, referring to the South Korean military, stated that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan, RIA Novosti reports PHOTO: WWW.REUTERS.COM “North Korea fired what appeared to be an intermediate-range missile into the East Sea [Sea of Japan],” the publication reads. Information about the purpose of the missile launch is not provided.

02.04.2024
North Korea , missile , launch

Belaya Rus party establishing contacts with N. Korea

... attempts to isolate the country, North Korea is successfully developing and strengthening ... by the Workers' Party of North Korea," he stressed. In turn ... Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of North Korea to Belarus, Ju Jong Bong ... stressed. The Workers' Party of North Korea is interested in closer co ...

28.03.2024
Belarus , North Korea , Belaya Rus , party

Media: Kim Jong Un supervised drills with ‘super-large’ launchers

... South Korea and Japan reported North Korea's launch of several short ...

19.03.2024
Kim Jong Un , North Korea , drills

Kim Jong Un visited exercises and instructed to speed up ‘war preparations’

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the site of the exercises and ordered to increase the intensity of efforts to improve the combat readiness of the military, TASS reports PHOTO: WWW.REUTERS.COM It is stated that Kim Jong Un visited a large base of the Korean People's Army on March 6th. He watched the training facilities and supervised the practical manoeuvres of military units. He was met by the North Korean Defence Minister, Kang Sun Nam ...

07.03.2024
Kim Jong Un , usa , North Korea

S. Korea, US to hold annual drills to combat potential nuclear threat

... Shield exercise will come as North Korea continues to test missiles and ...

29.02.2024
South Korea , US , North Korea , military drills

DPRK leaders vowed to occupy S. Korea if necessary

... , Kim Jong-un, said that North Korea would occupy South Korea if ... Korean leader added that if North Korea’s enemies dare to use ...

13.02.2024
North Korea , South Korea , Kim Jong-un

N. Korea to have tourist zone

North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist ...

12.02.2024
North Korea , tourism

N. Korea ends economic liaisons with South

The Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK voted to cancel all agreements with South Korea on the development of economic co-operation amidst the ongoing deterioration of relations between the two states, Reuters reports Photo: www.reuters.com The assembly, which makes official decisions of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, also voted to repeal the laws governing economic ties with Seoul, including a special document on the work of the tourist project on Mount Kumgang. "The tours to the ...

09.02.2024
south korea , North Korea , economy , co-operation

Media: N. Korea ready to welcome first foreign tourists since 2020

... to be allowed to enter North Korea since the introduction of anti ... the spread of COVID-19, North Korea imposed one of the strictest ... of Primorsky Krai, which borders North Korea, visited Pyongyang for talks in ...

18.01.2024
North Korea , russia , tourism

S. Korea, USA, Japan conducted naval drills after N. Korea’s missile launch

The navies of the Republic of Korea, the United States and Japan have conducted combined exercises, involving a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the waters south of Jeju Island, with an aim to practice combating the missile threat from the DPRK, TASS reports photo: www.reuters.com According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea, the manoeuvres take place from January 15th-17th. Its Chairman Kim Myung-soo visited the American aircraft carrier Carl Vinson on the first day ...

17.01.2024
South Korea , USA , Japan , North Korea , naval drills

N. Korea says it has tested solid-fuel hypersonic missile

... Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea tested a new solid-fuel ... three-way phone call that North Korea’s provocations were the main ... KCNA commentary on January 15th, North Korea accused Seoul of escalating tensions ...

15.01.2024
North Korea , launch

N. Korea said clashes with S. Korea highly probable in 2024

The Korean Central Telegraph Agency stated that the risks of a direct clash between the armed forces of the DPRK and South Korea in 2024 are the highest, TASS reports photo: www.reuters.com The agency called several exercises of the South Korean military in 2024 and statements by the country's leadership on strengthening military capabilities ‘suicidal outrage’. According to the source, ‘even more interventionists, primarily from the United States and Japan, will roam the Korean Peninsula’. ...

05.01.2024
North Korea , south korea

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