May 17, 2024
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Nuclear tests could backfire on North – S. Korea FM

Official says Seoul, UN will work to seal loopholes in previous sanctions if fourth test proceeds

The resulting sanctions from repeated nuclear tests may threaten the survival of the North Korean regime, South Korea’s foreign minister said Tuesday.

Speaking to the International Peace Institute in New York, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said that Seoul has been working with its allies to deter the North from carrying out the fourth nuclear test international observers have been anticipating.

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