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Trump pushes sanctions on N Korea for a year
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 23 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday extended the sanctions on North Korea for a year, saying Pyongyang posed an "unusual and extraordinary" threat by its nuclear arsenal.
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Military drill suspension powerful confidence-building measure: Ex-U.S. nu
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 23 (ANI): A former U.S. nuclear negotiator Joseph R. DeTrani, on Friday said, the decision taken by Seoul and Washington to suspend military exercise is a powerful confidence-building measure with North Korea.
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Koreas to hold family reunion events in August
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 22 (ANI): North and South Korea have agreed to hold reunions of families who were separated in the six-decade-long Korean War in North Korea, from August 20 to 26.
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China expected to relax sanctions on N. Korea
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 22 (ANI): Following North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recent visit to China, Beijing plans to ease sanctions on Pyongyang in order to boost bilateral economic cooperation.
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Pompeo may visit North Korea soon
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 22 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit North Korea this weekend or next week in an effort to implement the outcome of last week's historic summit between the U.S. and the North.
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Xi, Kim hold talks in Beijing
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing to discuss the current development of China-DPRK relations and the situation in the Korean Peninsula in nuance.
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S Korea welcomes outcome of Kim-Xi summit
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 20 (ANI): South Korea on Wednesday welcomed the outcome of the summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping, expressing hope that China would continue to play a positive role in ensuring "safe and complete" denuclearisation of the N
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S Korean civic group to visit N Korea to discuss exchanges
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 20 (ANI): Amid a thaw in inter-Korean relations, a delegation from a South Korean civic group will visit North Korea this week to discuss exchanges in various sectors.
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India, Japan hold 2 plus 2 dialogue
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): India and Japan held talks on counter-terrorism, maritime security, and peacekeeping operations among other issues during the fifth 2 plus 2 vice-ministerial level dialogue.
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S Korean team visits N Korea's Kaesong to prepare for liaison office
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 19 (ANI): A 17-member South Korean team visited the North Korean border town of Kaesong to repair their liaison office.
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Seoul confirms Kim's trip to China
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 19 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to visit China on Tuesday to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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S Korea to end Korean war with 'flexible' timing, format
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Jun 18 (ANI): South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday said Seoul was aiming to end the six-decade Korean war within this year, but needed to be "flexible" on the format and specific timing of the same.
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