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North Korea ditches top diplomat in reshuffle that could impact nuclear talks

Asia Pacific / Politics Jan 19, 2020

North Korea ditches top diplomat in reshuffle that could impact nuclear talks

by Jesse Johnson

North Korea has ditched its foreign minister and shuffled other key posts in an apparent major shift that could significantly impact the country's diplomatic stance after 18 months of nuclear talks with the U.S. The North notified foreign ambassadors based in Pyongyang of its recent ...

ASEAN considering inviting North Korean foreign minister to its 'plus-3' meeting in Bangkok next month

Asia Pacific / Politics Jul 6, 2019

ASEAN considering inviting North Korean foreign minister to its 'plus-3' meeting in Bangkok next month

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is considering inviting North Korea's foreign minister as a special guest to an upcoming ASEAN-plus-three meeting of ministers and their counterparts from Japan, China and South Korea, ASEAN sources have said. The idea, floated by South Korea, has been ...

Pyongyang disputes Trump claim Kim sought end to all sanctions, warns leader may have 'lost the will' for deal

Asia Pacific / Politics Mar 1, 2019

Pyongyang disputes Trump claim Kim sought end to all sanctions, warns leader may have 'lost the will' for deal

North Korea struck a pessimistic tone after the collapse of a two-day summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump, hardening its stance with a warning by a top diplomat that Kim may have "lost the will" to reach an agreement on curtailing his ...

Japanese and North Korean foreign ministers hold first talks since 2015

National / Politics Sep 27, 2018

Japanese and North Korean foreign ministers hold first talks since 2015

Development comes amid expectations Pyongyang may start taking concrete steps toward denuclearization and engage in more dialogue.

Foreign Minister Taro Kono meets with North Korean counterpart in Singapore

National / Politics Aug 3, 2018

Foreign Minister Taro Kono meets with North Korean counterpart in Singapore

Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Friday that he briefly spoke with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho in Singapore in an apparent attempt to pressure Pyongyang on the abduction issue. As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is willing to hold direct talks with North Korean ...

North Korean minister leaves for ASEAN meeting in Singapore

National / Politics Aug 2, 2018

North Korean minister leaves for ASEAN meeting in Singapore

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho left Pyongyang on Thursday for an ASEAN forum, due to be held Saturday in Singapore, leaving many to wonder whether he will contact his U.S. and Japanese counterparts while in the city-state. Ri is expected to make an ...

Japan planning to arrange meeting between Kono, North Korean counterpart Ri in Singapore in August

National / Politics May 30, 2018

Japan planning to arrange meeting between Kono, North Korean counterpart Ri in Singapore in August

Japan intends to hold a foreign ministerial meeting with North Korea in Singapore in early August if progress is made on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and missile programs at an expected U.S.-North Korea summit, government sources said Tuesday. Tokyo has conveyed its intention to arrange talks ...

North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden, sparking speculation of Kim-Trump summit plans

Asia Pacific Mar 16, 2018

North Korean foreign minister visits Sweden, sparking speculation of Kim-Trump summit plans

North Korea's foreign minister landed in Sweden on Thursday for talks, prompting speculation that the two-day trip could lay the groundwork for a possible meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. A Swedish Foreign Ministry spokesman said Ri Yong ...

North Korea's Ri Yong Ho: A 'polished, rational' foreign minister

Asia Pacific Sep 29, 2017

North Korea's Ri Yong Ho: A 'polished, rational' foreign minister

The man who called Donald Trump "President Evil" last week at the U.N. General Assembly is actually a genteel intellectual who studies the memoirs of former U.S. presidents and has taste for fine whiskey, according to ten people who know him. North Korea's Foreign Minister ...

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