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JH Ahn
JH Ahn was an NK News contributor based in Seoul. He previously worked as an interpreter for United States Forces Korea.
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Interviews Five-party talks on N.Korea won’t work: former MoU advisorS. Korea is no longer the ‘persuasive messenger’ between U.S. and N. Korea The South Korean president's suggestion of five-party talks, excluding North Korea but including its former negotiating partners, won’t successfully counteract the North's nuclear threats, a South Korean observer told NK News. Last Friday, while reviewing major governmental bodies’ 2016 operational plans, President Park Geun-hye proposed five-party talks between Washington, Moscow, Beijing, Tokyo and Seoul, much like the Six-Party Talks on North Korea’s nuclear program but excluding Pyongyang itself. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |