What to make of North Korean threats to withdraw from diplomacy with the U.S.



Analysis What to make of North Korean threats to withdraw from diplomacy with the U.S. A statement by Choe Son Hui hints that Kim Jong Un's "new way" may be on the horizon Ankit Panda March 15, 2019 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA Senior North Korean diplomat Choe Son Hui, officially the country’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday laid the groundwork for the end of the round of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy that began in April last year. According to Russia’s TASS news agency—a state-run news service—Choe said that Pyongyang would “never yield” to American demands and that North Korea is considering breaking off talks. That message echoes what Choe had said alongside North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho on February 28, at an impromptu press conference following the breakdown of Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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What to make of North Korean threats to withdraw from diplomacy with the U.S.

A statement by Choe Son Hui hints that Kim Jong Un's "new way" may be on the horizon

Ankit Panda March 15, 2019

What to make of North Korean threats to withdraw from diplomacy with the U.S.

KCNA

Senior North Korean diplomat Choe Son Hui, officially the country’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday laid the groundwork for the end of the round of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy that began in April last year.

According to Russia’s TASS news agency—a state-run news service—Choe said that Pyongyang would “never yield” to American demands and that North Korea is considering breaking off talks.

That message echoes what Choe had said alongside North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho on February 28, at an impromptu press conference following the breakdown of

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

What to make of North Korean threats to withdraw from diplomacy with the U.S.

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