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Restoration of N Korea's rocket launchpad almost complete: S Korea
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 30 (ANI): North Korea has almost completed the restoration of a key long-range rocket launch site in Dongchang-ri, according to South Korea's spy agency National Intelligence Service (NIS).
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Trump to meet S Korean President Moon next month
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], March 29 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump will meet his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in for a summit on April 11 at the White House, amidst an impasse with North Korea on denuclearisation following the Hanoi summit held recently.
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With denuclearisation in mind, foreign ministers of S Korea, US to meet on
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 27 (ANI): Top diplomats of South Korea and the United States are set to meet and hold talks in Washington DC on Friday (March 29), during which the topic of North Korea's denuclearisation is expected to figure.
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Previous sanctions on N Korea to remain, says US
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 26 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) said that the earlier sanctions imposed on North Korea will remain in place as US President Donald Trump is not keen to slap additional penalties on the communist country for its nuclear weapons programme.
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Trump removes additional North Korea sanctions
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 23 (ANI): US President Donald Trump removed additional "large-scale" US Treasury sanctions on North Korea on Friday (local time).
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Pyongyang removes staff from inter-Korean liaison office
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] March 22 (ANI): Pyongyang removed staff from an inter-Korean liaison office just weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's summit with US President Donald Trump ended abruptly without an agreement.
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Ex-CIA official says Kim Jong-un may visit Russia
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Mar 21 (ANI): A former US intelligence official said in the wake of the Hanoi summit breakdown, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may visit Russia in order to boost ties.
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Russian delegation visits North Korea to boost economic cooperation amid n
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea] Mar 20 (ANI): A delegation from Russia held meetings with North Korea officials on Monday to discuss the economic cooperation between the two countries.
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No significant activity at N Korean facility, claims US-based think tank
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 20 (ANI): There has been no activity of significance at the Sohae Launch facility in North Korea, according to the US-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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US, N Korea trying to get sequencing right: Pompeo on denuclearisation tal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 19 (ANI): The United States and North Korea are trying to get the "sequencing" right in negotiations to dismantle the communist country's nuclear weapon programme and open a new future for Pyongyang, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Monday.
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Seoul strives for ending stalled nuclear negotiations between Washington a
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] Mar 18 (ANI): South Korea is trying to end the stalled talks between Washington and Pyongyang on denuclearisation after the Hanoi summit held between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last month ended without an agreement.
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Bolton says N Korea 'unwilling' to reach denuclearisation deal with US
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New York [USA], Mar 18 (ANI): US' National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton on Sunday hit out at North Korea, asserting that they were "unfortunately not willing" to take steps to finalise a deal with the US aimed at Pyongyang's denuclearisation.
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