North Korea threatens to cancel summit with U.S. over military drills



News North Korea threatens to cancel summit with U.S. over military drills Pyongyang also suspends planned high-level meeting with Seoul set for Wednesday Leo Byrne May 15, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Mansudae Grand Monument Pyongyand, DPRK by Clay Gilliland on 2013-10-06 11:23:41 This story has been updated to include comments from the U.S. State Department North Korea on Wednesday threatened to cancel the upcoming U.S. summit over joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea, in a statement by the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Pyongyang will also pull out of planned high-level meetings with Seoul set for Wednesday over the Max Thunder military drills. The talks were supposed to continue building momentum from the recent meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and were also scheduled to take place at Panmunjom. The © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea threatens to cancel summit with U.S. over military drills

Pyongyang also suspends planned high-level meeting with Seoul set for Wednesday

Leo Byrne May 15, 2018

North Korea threatens to cancel summit with U.S. over military drills

Mansudae Grand Monument Pyongyand, DPRK by Clay Gilliland on 2013-10-06 11:23:41

This story has been updated to include comments from the U.S. State Department

North Korea on Wednesday threatened to cancel the upcoming U.S. summit over joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea, in a statement by the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

Pyongyang will also pull out of planned high-level meetings with Seoul set for Wednesday over the Max Thunder military drills.

The talks were supposed to continue building momentum from the recent meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and were also scheduled to take place at Panmunjom.

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