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November 02, 2024
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North Korean FM denounces U.S. human rights conference

Foreign ministry issues threats against U.S. over staging of non-governmental event

North Korea issued a strongly worded statement on Thursday denouncing a recently held human rights conference hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C. on Monday.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) published the statement, credited to an unnamed spokesperson from North Korea's foreign ministry, who levied criticism at the U.S. government despite the conference being a privately organized event.

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