Foreign Relations
Information related to the North Korea’s foreign relations
North Korean TV begins airing Beijing Olympics as athletes stay home
First broadcast of Winter Games comes days after the opening ceremony, a quick turnaround by DPRK standards
The UN has little appetite for more sanctions, and North Korea knows it
Pyongyang will likely continue missile testing as the US musters only strongly worded statements in response
A journalist detained in North Korea – NKNews Podcast Ep. 221
BBC reporter Rupert Wingfield-Hayes recounts his arrest and questioning for reporting that ran afoul of DPRK authorities
Russia’s UN ambassador slams new US sanctions against North Korea
Dmitry Polyanskiy says sanctions create ‘toxic atmosphere’ and discourage cooperation with Pyongyang
Top Sri Lankan official admits to arms deal with North Korea, then backtracks
Reported deal using black market money during island’s bloody civil war may have violated sanctions, experts say
Biden has done ‘nothing’ to denuclearize North Korea, John Bolton says
In interview with NK News, former national security advisor and foreign policy hawk says ‘diplomatic option’ has failed
UNSC members say ‘silence’ risks normalizing North Korean missile tests
Latest UN Security Council meeting produces no new sanctions as Washington pushes to increase pressure on Pyongyang
US, ROK, Japanese diplomats to convene meeting on North Korean nuclear threats
Washington recently said it will take steps to reassure allies following record-setting month of DPRK missile tests
South Korean presidential candidates spar over North Korea in first TV debate
NK Pro has transcribed and translated the four candidates’ remarks on foreign, defense and inter-Korean policy
After flurry of missile tests, Kim Jong Un says ties with China ‘unbreakable’
North Korean leader pens praise-filled letter to President Xi Jinping on eve of Winter Olympics
