New Mexico Gov. Richardson, North Korean officials to meet in Santa FeAugust 19th, 2009 North Korean officials to meet with NM governorSANTA FE, N.M. — Two North Korean diplomats are in Santa Fe and will meet with Gov.
US refuses to comment about India detaining North Korean shipAugust 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Coordinator for Implementation of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1874, Ambassador Philip Goldberg said on Friday that New Delhi might have acted under international and domestic law in detaining the North Korean ship MV Mu San. Goldberg was speaking with reporters at a special State Department briefing.
North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea (Fifth Lead)July 4th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula. The missiles, with a range of 400 to 500 km, were fired over the Sea of Japan, the ministry said.
Obama calls for robust enforcement of North Korea sanctionsJune 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart Lee Myung-bak declared Tuesday that North Korea will not be rewarded for provocative threats and called for the robust enforcement of UN sanctions against the Stalinist state. Both leaders pledged to implement strong sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council Friday that included the interception of North Korean vessels suspected of carrying nuclear or missile related technology.
North Korea threatens 'merciless attacks'June 9th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea stepped up threats over its controversial nuclear weapons programme Tuesday, saying it would use the missiles if provoked. In a commentary released by the state-run Minju Choson newspaper, North Korea raised tensions again in what is widely regarded as an attempt to stave off international punishment for its May 25 nuclear test.
North Korea faces consequences for threats, says ClintonMay 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday that North Korea will face consequences for detonating a nuclear device and for the "belligerent" threats issued against neighbouring countries. Pyongyang warned Wednesday that it will attack any US or South Korean naval vessels who intercept North Korean ships, one day after Seoul joined a US-led initiative to halt illicit shipments of weapons of mass destruction related technology.
South Korean delegation in North Korea for talksApril 21st, 2009 SEOUL - A South Korean delegation reached North Korea Tuesday morning to participate in talks amid mounting tensions in the Korean Peninsula. 'The delegation has crossed the border,' a spokesman of South Korea's Unification Ministry said.
South Korea agrees for talks with North KoreaApril 19th, 2009 SEOUL - The South Korean government Sunday said that it has decided to accept Pyongyang's offer for holding inter-Korean talks next week. It will be the first governmental talks between South Korea and North Korea since South Korean President Lee Myung-bak took office in February last year.
North Korea places troops on combat alertMarch 9th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korean troops have gone on combat alert in response to annual US-South Korean manoeuvres, the country's official news agency reported. The North Korean Army's Supreme Command vowed massive retaliation against the US and South Korean forces if Pyongyang's land, sea or air spaces are violated during the military exercises.
US reaches out to North Korea, seeks dialogueMarch 8th, 2009 SEOUL - The US Saturday reached out to North Korea, saying it wanted a dialogue despite a series of threats the North has made against South Korea, a close ally of Washington. 'We are reaching out now,' US envoy Stephen Bosworth said upon his arrival in South Korea.
Seoul says North's warning on flights military threatMarch 7th, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea Friday condemned North Korea for 'a military threat' and 'an inhumane act', a day after Pyongyang said it could not guarantee the safety of South Korean civilian aircraft flying in or near its airspace. 'A military threat to the normal operations of civil airplanes not only violates international rules but is also an inhumane act that can never be justified,' the Unification Ministry in Seoul said.
North Korea threatens to shoot down South Korean planesMarch 6th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Thursday indirectly threatened to shoot down South Korean passenger aircraft in its airspace, amid growing tension on the Korean peninsula. North Korea's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea made the threat as the US and South Korea prepared to undertake joint military exercises next Monday.
Clinton warns North Korea against threats, calls for talksFebruary 21st, 2009 SEOUL - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Friday called on North Korea to fulfil its nuclear disarmament promises and return to the negotiating table, while warning it against making further threats against South Korea. 'North Korea is not going to get a different relationship with the United States while insulting and refusing dialogue with South Korea,' she said on a visit to Seoul amid what the US and South Korea have said are North Korea's preparations for a missile test.
North Korea scraps all accords with South KoreaJanuary 29th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea has scrapped all political and military agreements with South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday. It denounced the South Korean government for pushing the inter-Korean relations to the brink of a war.
Kim Jong Il meets Chinese officialJanuary 22nd, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who is reported to be ill, met a senior Chinese official here Friday, officials said. Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Thursday met Kim Yong II, the North Korean prime minister.
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