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Japan reconfirmed support for South Korea's stance on Cheonan
sinking
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President of South Korea met with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto
Kan on Saturday (Jun. 26)on the sidelines of the G-20 Financial
Summit meeting in Toronto, Canada to discuss...
President Obama decided the continuation of National Emergency
with respect to North Korea
more Because
the existence and the risk of proliferation of weapons-usable
fissile material on the Korean Peninsula continue to pose an
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national...
South Korea may exercise self-defense against
armed provocation from North
more "From
now on South Korea will not tolerate any kind of provocation
from the North and will act according to the principle of proactive
deterrence,” the President Lee Myung-bak said in a public
address...
China and North Korea still work for denuclearization
of the Korean Peninsula
more The
two sides also had a candid exchange of views on a number of
other issues such as the international situation, the situation
in Northeast Asia and the six-party talks. Both sides...
Cuba and North Korea strengthen bilateral relations
more Army
Corps General Alvaro Lopez Miera, Deputy Minister and Chief of
Staff of Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) highlighted
in Pyongyang the strengthening of...
Lee Myung-bak wants every detail concerning the
cause of the sinking
more Korea's
President told that he will resolutely deal with the outcome
and make sure this sort of incident never recurs in the future. "We
will safeguard our nation with watertight security...
G8 will talk about nuclear programs of Iran
and North Korea
more Russian
MFA Spokesman Andrei Nesterenko told that time is reserved for
discussing the situation around the nuclear programs of Iran
and North Korea. Regarding...
North Korea is no state
sponsor of Terrorism, Obama decided
more Pursuant
to section 1255 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84), and in order to keep the
Congress fully informed, I am providing a...
North Korea needs to
commit to abide by its commitments made in 2005 and 2007
more U.S.
official Campbell: I think what we have tried to state very clearly
is that we believe the central next step in diplomacy, in relation
to North Korea, is a return to the Six-Party Talks. And...
UN political chief to start four-nation East Asian visit in
North Korea
more The
top United Nations political official is set to kick off a four-nation
visit to East Asia in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK), according to a...
North Korea is feeling
far greater pressure, U.S. Amb. Rice declared
more Ambassador
Susan E. Rice: "North Korea sanctions which are now the
toughest sanctions on the books against any country in the world
today, and they have been actively and forcibly implemented...
Conversations in Pyongyang were very
useful, U.S. Envoy Bosworth
more Bosworth:
I believe that this visit and my conversations in Pyongyang were
very useful. And we were able to exchange views in a candid and
business-like fashion. We identified some common understandings...
New resolutions condemned
Burma and DPRK on human rights
more The
international community has decisively condemned abusive human
rights records in Burma and the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea. On 19 November 2009 the 192-member United Nations General
Assembly Third Committee adopted two tough...
South Korean President called for swift launch of ASEAN+3 joint
fund
more The
President Lee Myung-bak on Saturday (Oct. 24) stressed close
coordination between countries as the key to overcome the global
financial crisis at the 12th ASEAN+3 summit meeting held in the
Dusit Thani Hua Hin Hotel in Thailand. The leaders of Korea,
China, Japan and 10 ASEAN nations gathered... |
Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks
with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Changchun
more On
August 27, 2010, Chinese President Hu Jintao, also general secretary
of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC),
held talks with Kim Jong Il, general secretary of...
UN Security Council condemned recent
sinking of Republic of Korea ship
more The
Security Council condemned the recent sinking of a Republic of
Korea (ROK) naval vessel, stressing the need to prevent further
attacks both against the East Asian nation and...
North Korea may become a State Sponsor
of Terrorism again
more The
United States will follow the provisions of the law as the facts
warrant, and if information exists which indicates that North Korea
has repeatedly provided support for acts of...
Syrian FM Al-Moallem, North Korean
VFM called for boosting up bilateral relations
more Foreign
Minister Walid al-Moallem on Sunday discussed with Vice Minister
of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(DPRK) Kim Hyong Jun the bilateral...
South Korea, China, Japan to maintain
close coordination on Cheonan incident
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three leaders of Korea, Japan and China agreed to continue to discuss
the sinking of the Korean naval ship Cheonan incident. This was
decided at the third Trilateral Summit Meeting...
Russia investigates
the "Chenoan" incident between South Korea and the
North
more Russian
officials acknowledged the situation on the Korean Peninsula has
sharply deteriorated in the last several days. Russia decided to
send to the Republic of Korea a group of highly qualified...
North Korea will pay
a price corres-ponding to its provocative acts
more Following
an international report saying the sinking of the South Korean
military vessel "Chenoan" was caused by a North Korean
torpedo, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak adopted a harsh tone...
North Korea undeniably violated its
NPT safeguards obligations
more In
a Statement, U.S. Department of State official told the 2010 Nuclear
Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference that there is a relatively
new Challenge to the NPT, namely the...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il made "Unofficial Visit" to
Northeastern China
more General
Secretary Kim Jong Il paid an unofficial visit to the People's
Republic of China at the invitation of Hu Jintao, general secretary
of the Central Committee of the Communist...
The threat to the U.S. is most acute
from North Korea
and Iran
more Ballistic
missiles are an increasing threat to the United States, and the
Defense Department must keep up with them, the deputy undersecretary
of defense for policy said . James N. Miller...
Resolution on North Korea's situation
of Human Rights adopted
more Resolutions
on the situation of human rights in North Korea had been adopted
by a vote at the UN Commission on Human Rights, the predecessor
of the Human Rights Council...
Human rights situation in DPR Korea
is bleak
more The
many instances of harrowing and horrific human rights violations
in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will
continue unless certain measures at the national and international
levels are taken, the United Nations...
Important for North
Korea to make the correct choice going forward
more The
United States has been fully supportive through the years of the
World Food Program and its efforts in North Korea. And we regret – regretted
the fact that North Korea...
UNSG’s Special Envoy B. Lynn Pascoe
to visit North Korea
more The
following statement was issued on Sunday, 31 January, by the Spokesperson
for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Under-Secretary-General for
Political Affairs B. Lynn...
North Korea fears "preemptive attack" from the South
and warns of retaliation
more It
was reported by foreign press that the south Korean authorities
recently worked out what they called "Emergency Ruling Plan-Puhung" to
cope with a sort of "emergency" in the DPRK. The south
Korean...
Wen Jiabao answered questions on nuclear
issue of North Korea
more On
October 10, 2009, Premier of the State Council of China Wen Jiabao
met the media together with President of the Republic of Korea
(ROK) Lee Myung-bak and Prime Minister of Japan Yukio Hatoyama
following the second China-Japan-ROK summit...
U.S. President Barack Obama to visit South Korea on November
more President
Barack Obama of the United States will visit Korea November 18-19
at the invitation of President Lee Myung-bak. The U.S. President
is also scheduled to visit Japan, Singapore and China as part
of an Asian tour. In their summit, the two Presidents will...
Putin and counterpart Wen Jiabao held joint press conference
more This
year we are celebrating 60 years since the establishment of diplomatic
relations between Russia and China. This is a crucial year for
our shared efforts to overcome the global financial and economic
crisis. This current visit to China by Russian Prime Minister
Putin is particularly important. We...
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