North Korea plans to overcome new international sanctions in part by developing its agricultural sector in 2018, according to an article published in state media Wednesday.
Hyun Jung Su, a representative of Anak County’s Cooperative Farm Management Committee, called rice a "gun shell" for beating the United States in his article on state-controlled news website Uriminzokkiri, stating that successful farming would neutralize international sanctions.
North Korea plans to overcome new international sanctions in part by developing its agricultural sector in 2018, according to an article published in state media Wednesday.
Hyun Jung Su, a representative of Anak County’s Cooperative Farm Management Committee, called rice a "gun shell" for beating the United States in his article on state-controlled news website Uriminzokkiri, stating that successful farming would neutralize international sanctions.
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