April 26, 2024
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Park requests African support for North Korean denuclearization

Speech comes at beginning of ROK-Africa tour as DPRK delegation arrives back in Pyongyang

South Korean President Park Geun-hye urged African nations to support efforts to pressure North Korea to denuclearize, during a speech to the African Union (AU) on Friday.

Park became the first South Korean President to visit the AU at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and is on a 12-day trip that will also include visits to Uganda and Kenya, before heading to Europe.

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