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G7 countries made a dangerous and unhelpful statement on North Korea

Washington is close to falling into the same patterns that created the North Korea problem in the first place

The following article is an opinion piece by Glyn Ford, a former member of the European Parliament (MEP) and director of Track2Asia. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.

The joint statement issued by several nations’ foreign ministers at the G7 meeting in London this week is a huge step backwards for North Korea policy, reminiscent of George W. Bush’s “axis of evil” rhetoric from the early 2000s. 

Unless quickly walked back and qualified, this statement effectively kills any chance of engagement with Pyongyang.

The G7 countries