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Trump agrees 3rd summit with North Korea will be 'good'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 13 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Saturday said that he agreed with recent comments by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a possible third summit between the two.
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Kim ready for third US-North Korea summit
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Apr 13 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Saturday expressed willingness to hold a third summit with the United States, provided Washington offers a "fair" and "mutually acceptable" deal.
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Kim Jong-un re-elected as chairman of State Affairs Commission
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Apr 12 (ANI): Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader, has been re-elected as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the communist state's highest decision-making body, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Want to keep sanctions on N Korea: Trump
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 12 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) said that he wanted to retain the sanctions imposed on North Korea while he worked towards getting the denuclearisation talks back on track with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
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North Korea refuses to bow down to sanctions, to give 'telling blow'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], Apr 11 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has refused to bow down to sanctions, saying those imposing sanctions should be dealt a "telling blow" and Pyongyang cannot be brought to its knees, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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Japan extends sanctions on N Korea for 2 years
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Apr 10 (ANI): Japan on Tuesday (local time) decided to extend its sanctions on North Korea for two more years, in a bid to pressurise Pyongyang to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme and to resolve the long-standing issue of abduction of Japanese nationals.
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Pompeo agrees Kim Jong-un is a 'tyrant'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 10 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Tuesday (local time) acknowledged that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is a "tyrant".
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Confident that Trump, Kim will hold 3rd summit: Pompeo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday (local time) said that he is confident that a third USA-North Korea summit will be held to reach an agreement on Pyongyang's denuclearisation process.
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Hanoi summit ended abruptly as N.Korea wasn't 'ready for deal', says Trump
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 4 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump said that the last meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended abruptly without reaching an agreement as Pyongyang was not "ready for a deal."
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Inspections necessary for N Korea, says IAEA chief
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Apr 3 (ANI): Amidst stalled denuclearisation talks, the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano outlined the need for steadfast inspections in North Korea to advance the denuclearisation process.
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Kim may be invited to South Korea-ASEAN summit in November
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Apr 1 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a meeting with the leaders of 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in November this year, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un also possibly in attendance during the summit.
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UK opposes easing sanctions on North Korea
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 30 (ANI): The United Kingdom (UK) has opposed the easing of sanctions on North Korea as per the country's Ambassador to the United Nations, Karen Pierce.
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