March 29, 2024
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North Korea blasts May 24 sanctions

Article claims measures put in place in 2010 are a "cancer", barrier to dialogue

North Korea took aim at the May 24 sanctions, a set of trade and economic restrictions put in place after the sinking a ROK navy vessel in 2010, in a strongly worded article published yesterday by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

According to the article, the DPRK’s powerful National Defence Commission (NDC) issued a statement clarifying its stance on the South Korean sanctions.

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