May 20, 2024

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jacob Fromer

Jacob Fromer

Jacob Fromer is NK News's Washington DC correspondent. He previously worked in the U.S. Senate.

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“Slow, steady, patient” diplomacy with North Korea will continue: State

"There’s nothing to be gained by not talking," senior official tells reporters at the State Department

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 23, 2020
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Echoing Kim Jong Un, North Korean diplomat warns nuclear test moratorium may end

Diplomat repeats Kim Jong Un's line that U.S. must lift its "hostile policy" against DPRK, according to Reuters

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 21, 2020
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Trump’s legal team points to Korea policy in impeachment trial defense memo

Trump's defense cites "fresh" DPRK policy, compares cost-sharing negotiations with Seoul to withheld Ukrainian aid

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 20, 2020
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Brazil sent $2 million worth of corn to North Korea in October, November: data

Aid groups describe food insecurity in North Korea, but Kim Jong Un recently spoke of "unprecedented" harvest in 2019

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 17, 2020
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Russia’s reported oil exports to North Korea fall again in November: UN

Monthly total for November was lowest since July 2018, according to new UN data

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 16, 2020
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China “very helpful” to U.S. in negotiations with North Korea, Trump claims

U.S. President compares ongoing negotiations with DPRK to game of chess or poker

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 15, 2020
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U.S. blacklists two companies for North Korean overseas labor sanctions breaches

New Treasury designations come as China, Russia, South Korea call for various levels of sanctions relief for DPRK

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 14, 2020
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Top U.S., South Korean envoys to talk North Korea in Washington this week

Meeting between Stephen Biegun and Lee Do-hoon comes as North rejects overtures from both countries

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 14, 2020
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UN approves sanctions exemptions for MSF, Swiss Humanitarian Aid in North Korea

Médecins Sans Frontières and Swiss Humanitarian Aid are first aid groups to receive UN sanctions exemptions in new year

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 10, 2020
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Alliances with South Korea, Japan are two of America’s strongest: Trump

President Trump "briefly" met with national security officials from Seoul and Tokyo amid ongoing stalemate with DPRK

Jacob FromerJacob FromerJanuary 9, 2020
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