U.S. actions since Singapore summit are alarming, North Korean FM says



News U.S. actions since Singapore summit are alarming, North Korean FM says Foreign minister says sanctions and lack of peace treaty major points of contention Hamish Macdonald August 4, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Secretary Pompeo's Twitter North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho, speaking in Singapore on Saturday, categorized America’s behavior since the U.S.-DPRK summit as alarming and criticized Washington for what his country sees as a lack of reciprocity for actions already taken. The comments were made amid the ASEAN Forum underway in Singapore and were distributed to the press in a print out on Saturday. Ri said that for any progress to be made, that it was key for both countries to first build confidence. “This is the core essence of the spirit of the agreement shared by the leaders of the DPRK and © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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U.S. actions since Singapore summit are alarming, North Korean FM says

Foreign minister says sanctions and lack of peace treaty major points of contention

Hamish Macdonald August 4, 2018

U.S. actions since Singapore summit are alarming, North Korean FM says

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North Korean foreign minister Ri Yong Ho, speaking in Singapore on Saturday, categorized America’s behavior since the U.S.-DPRK summit as alarming and criticized Washington for what his country sees as a lack of reciprocity for actions already taken.

The comments were made amid the ASEAN Forum underway in Singapore and were distributed to the press in a print out on Saturday. Ri said that for any progress to be made, that it was key for both countries to first build confidence.

“This is the core essence of the spirit of the agreement shared by the leaders of the DPRK and

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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