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China, Russia propose lifting some UN sanctions on N.Korea, US says not the time @ 2019-12-17T12: Back Hot News
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NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN AND U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAVE MET THREE TIMES SINCE JUNE 2018, BUT NO PROGRESS TOWARD HAS BEEN MADE AND KIM HAS GIVEN TRUMP UNTIL THE END OF 2019 TO SHOW FLEXIBILITY. NORTH KOREA'S U.N. ENVOY DECLARED THIS MONTH, HOWEVER, THAT DENUCLEARIZATION WAS OFF THE TABLE.
ALSO ON MONDAY, ACCORDING TO REUTERS, CHINA AND RUSSIA’S REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (UNSC) CALLED FOR THE PANEL TO LIFT SOME OF ITS NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS — INCLUDING THE PROHIBITION ON THE DPRK’S STATUE EXPORTS AND THE UPCOMING BAN, SET TO KICK IN ON DECEMBER 22, ON NORTH KOREAN LABORERS WORKING OVERSEAS.
SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN SPEAKS WITH U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTH KOREA STEPHEN BIEGUN IN SEOUL, DECEMBER 16. BOTH THE U.S. AND SOUTH KOREA ARE PREPARING FOR A POTENTIAL DISPLAY OF NORTH KOREAN POWER AS THE YEAR ENDS WITH NO DEAL BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND PYONGYANG.SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL BLUE HOUSE/GETTY IMAGES
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IN NOVEMBER, SOUTH KOREA DECIDED TO END ITS PAST CO-SPONSORSHIP OF AN ANNUAL RESOLUTION IN THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONDEMNING NORTH KOREA』S RIGHTS RECORD. THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT ALSO DEPORTED TWO NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN ACCUSED OF KILLING 16 FELLOW CREW MEMBERS IN THE EAST SEA TO FACE MURDER CHARGES IN NORTH KOREA. THE DEPORTATION OF CRIMINAL SUSPECTS FROM SOUTH KOREA TO NORTH KOREA IS AN UNPRECEDENTED AND SHOCKING DEPARTURE FROM PREVIOUS PRACTICE, THE COALITION SAID. SERIOUS CONCERNS HAVE BEEN RAISED THAT THE TWO MEN COULD FACE TORTURE IN DETENTION, FOLLOWED BY THE LACK OF A FREE AND FAIR TRIAL.
MOSCOW AND BEIJING COMMEND THE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE US AND NORTH KOREA AND EFFORTS THAT THE PARTIES HAVE MADE SO FAR TO ALLEVIATE MILITARY TENSION ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA, SUCH AS WASHINGTON AND SEOUL INDEFINITELY POSTPONING LARGE-SCALE JOINT MILITARY DRILLS AT NORTH KOREA’S DOORSTEP.
IN A BID TO HELP DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS WITH NORTH KOREA, THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTH KOREA HAVE POSTPONED OR SCALED DOWN A NUMBER OF JOINT MILITARY DRILLS.
MR. TRUMP, WHO HAS REPEATEDLY ASSERTED HE HAS A BUDDING FRIENDSHIP WITH MR. KIM, HAS LARGELY IGNORED NORTH KOREA』S MISSILE LAUNCHES THIS YEAR. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALSO PREVENTED A SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING REQUESTED BY OTHER MEMBERS ON NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, IN WHAT WAS INTERPRETED AS A GESTURE TO MOLLIFY NORTH KOREA.
KIM DONG-YUB, A FORMER SOUTH KOREAN NAVY OFFICER WHO TEACHES AT KYUNGNAM UNIVERSITY IN SEOUL, SAID NORTH KOREA MAY HAVE TESTED A SOLID FUEL ROCKET ENGINE, WHICH COULD ALLOW NORTH KOREA TO FIELD ICBMS THAT ARE EASIER TO HIDE AND FASTER TO DEPLOY.
A NORTH KOREAN ROCKET-LAUNCHER TEST AT AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION, IN A PICTURE TAKEN IN OCTOBER AND RELEASED BY THE NORTH』S OFFICIAL KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY.
THE REDESIGNATION OF SAMJIYON TO A CITY BRINGS UP THE NUMBER OF CITIES IN NORTH KOREA TO 25, A SPOKESPERSON FOR SOUTH KOREA’S MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION (MOU) TOLD A REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING ON WEDNESDAY.
A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT AGAIN DESCRIBED TRUMP AS A "DOTARD" THURSDAY AFTER THE US PRESIDENT REVIVED THE WAR WORDS WITH KIM JONG UN BY CALLING THE NORTH KOREAN LEADER "ROCKET MAN."
TOP U.S. ENVOY ON NORTH KOREA TO VISIT SEOUL ON SUNDAY, SOUTH KOREA SAYS

 

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