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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened the party plenary a week after a high-level military meeting [KCNA via Reuters]
North Korean leader
The plenary session, which opened on Saturday, follows widespread speculation that
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Kim, who is chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), presided over the first day of the party meeting to “discussimportant matters arising … in the building of the state and national defense “,the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
“The immediate orientation of the struggle of the WPK and the state and important policy issues for new victory in our revolution under the present situation were brought up as agendas of the plenary meeting,” it added.
KCNA did not provide further details of the meeting, but said it would continue.
Stalled nuclear talks
The party plenary comes a week after Pyongyang held a high-level meeting of the armed forces to discuss boosting the country’s military capability.
The plenary meeting is taking place days before a North Korean imposed deadline on the US to make concessions as a way to resuming stalled nuclear talks [KCNA via Reuters]
Talks on denuclearising the Korean peninsula have been largely deadlocked since the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump collapsed in Hanoi at the start of this year.
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North Korea calls off nuclear talks with US in Sweden
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Pyongyang has repeatedly asked Washington to meet its year-end deadline and to offer a new initiative to iron out their differences over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
It warned Washington earlier this month that failure to meet Pyongyang’s expectations could result in an unwanted “Christmas gift.”
Pyongyang has carried out a series of static tests at its Sohae rocket facility this month, after a number of weapons launches in recent weeks – some of them described as ballistic missiles by Japan and others .
North Korea is banned from carrying out such tests under UN sanctions.
In response to the North’s warning, US President Donald Trump said last week the United States was (readyto deal with any “surprises” from North Korea.
“Everybody’s got surprises for me, but let’s see what happens. I handle them as they come along.”
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SOURCE: News agencies
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North Korea claims another successful test at rocket facility
Kim addresses military as deadline looms
Russia, China propose easing North Korea sanctions
Kim, who is chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), presided over the first day of the party meeting to “discussimportant matters arising … in the building of the state and national defense “,the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
“The immediate orientation of the struggle of the WPK and the state and important policy issues for new victory in our revolution under the present situation were brought up as agendas of the plenary meeting,” it added.
KCNA did not provide further details of the meeting, but said it would continue.
Stalled nuclear talks
The party plenary comes a week after Pyongyang held a high-level meeting of the armed forces to discuss boosting the country’s military capability.
The plenary meeting is taking place days before a North Korean imposed deadline on the US to make concessions as a way to resuming stalled nuclear talks [KCNA via Reuters]
Talks on denuclearising the Korean peninsula have been largely deadlocked since the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump collapsed in Hanoi at the start of this year.
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North Korea calls off nuclear talks with US in Sweden
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Pyongyang has repeatedly asked Washington to meet its year-end deadline and to offer a new initiative to iron out their differences over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
It warned Washington earlier this month that failure to meet Pyongyang’s expectations could result in an unwanted “Christmas gift.”
Pyongyang has carried out a series of static tests at its Sohae rocket facility this month, after a number of weapons launches in recent weeks – some of them described as ballistic missiles by Japan and others .
North Korea is banned from carrying out such tests under UN sanctions.
In response to the North’s warning, US President Donald Trump said last week the United States was (readyto deal with any “surprises” from North Korea.
“Everybody’s got surprises for me, but let’s see what happens. I handle them as they come along.”
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SOURCE: News agencies
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Russia, China propose easing North Korea sanctions
Kim, who is chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), presided over the first day of the party meeting to “discussimportant matters arising … in the building of the state and national defense “,the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
“The immediate orientation of the struggle of the WPK and the state and important policy issues for new victory in our revolution under the present situation were brought up as agendas of the plenary meeting,” it added.
KCNA did not provide further details of the meeting, but said it would continue.
Stalled nuclear talks
The party plenary comes a week after Pyongyang held a high-level meeting of the armed forces to discuss boosting the country’s military capability.
The plenary meeting is taking place days before a North Korean imposed deadline on the US to make concessions as a way to resuming stalled nuclear talks [KCNA via Reuters]
Talks on denuclearising the Korean peninsula have been largely deadlocked since the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump collapsed in Hanoi at the start of this year.
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North Korea calls off nuclear talks with US in Sweden
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Pyongyang has repeatedly asked Washington to meet its year-end deadline and to offer a new initiative to iron out their differences over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
It warned Washington earlier this month that failure to meet Pyongyang’s expectations could result in an unwanted “Christmas gift.”
Pyongyang has carried out a series of static tests at its Sohae rocket facility this month, after a number of weapons launches in recent weeks – some of them described as ballistic missiles by Japan and others .
North Korea is banned from carrying out such tests under UN sanctions.
In response to the North’s warning, US President Donald Trump said last week the United States was (readyto deal with any “surprises” from North Korea.
“Everybody’s got surprises for me, but let’s see what happens. I handle them as they come along.”
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SOURCE: News agencies
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Kim, who is chairman of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), presided over the first day of the party meeting to “discussimportant matters arising … in the building of the state and national defense “,the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
“The immediate orientation of the struggle of the WPK and the state and important policy issues for new victory in our revolution under the present situation were brought up as agendas of the plenary meeting,” it added.
KCNA did not provide further details of the meeting, but said it would continue.
Stalled nuclear talks
The party plenary comes a week after Pyongyang held a high-level meeting of the armed forces to discuss boosting the country’s military capability.
The plenary meeting is taking place days before a North Korean imposed deadline on the US to make concessions as a way to resuming stalled nuclear talks [KCNA via Reuters]
Talks on denuclearising the Korean peninsula have been largely deadlocked since the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump collapsed in Hanoi at the start of this year.
North Korea calls off nuclear talks with US in Sweden
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Pyongyang has repeatedly asked Washington to meet its year-end deadline and to offer a new initiative to iron out their differences over the North’s nuclear weapons program.
It warned Washington earlier this month that failure to meet Pyongyang’s expectations could result in an unwanted “Christmas gift.”
Pyongyang has carried out a series of static tests at its Sohae rocket facility this month, after a number of weapons launches in recent weeks – some of them described as ballistic missiles by Japan and others .
North Korea is banned from carrying out such tests under UN sanctions.
In response to the North’s warning, US President Donald Trump said last week the United States was (readyto deal with any “surprises” from North Korea.
“Everybody’s got surprises for me, but let’s see what happens. I handle them as they come along.”
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SOURCE: News agencies
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