North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho has taken the stage at the UNGA. His speech comes amid mixed signals from the US, ranging from threats of “increased pressure” to hopes for a second Trump-Kim meeting “to come soon.”
29 September 2018
Denuclearization should be implemented in parallel with “trust building efforts” in a “step-by-step” measure, the North Korean foreign minister said, adding that Pyongyang sees no signs of cooperation from the US.
“The reason behind the current deadlock is that the US is relying on the coercive methods that prevent trust building,” he added.
DPRK Foreign minister noted that although almost a year passed since the last test, sanctions on North Korea remain.
With no confidence building, there is “no way we will unilaterally disarm first,” Ri Yong-ho said.
The situation in the relations between the US and North Korea has become a hostage of the US foreign politics – the opposition has made “slandering” Pyongyang its “daily business,” the foreign minister said.
