Tag: Ri Yong-ho

North Korea will preserve know-how despite denuclearization: FM

  TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — North Korea will preserve its nuclear know-how despite its promise of denuclearization to the United States, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said during a visit to Tehran, Iranian media reported on Thursday. Despite the agreement to denuclearize the Korean peninsula struck during a landmark summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump, “we preserve our nuclear science as we know that the Americans will not abandon their […]

Pompeo in North Korea to seek ‘details’ on denuclearization

  PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Friday to press Kim Jong Un for a more detailed commitment to denuclearization following the North Korean leader’s historic summit with President Donald Trump. Pompeo was greeted in the North Korean capital by Kim’s right hand man Kim Yong Chol and Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho. Since meeting Kim in Singapore last month Trump has been bullish about hopes for […]

N. Korea FM in rare Moscow visit amid diplomatic thaw

by Anna MALPAS Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — North Korea’s foreign minister will hold rare talks with his Russian counterpart in Moscow on Tuesday, as Pyongyang moves to improve strained ties with its neighbors. Ri Yong Ho’s visit comes ahead of planned nuclear summits between the North’s leader Kim Jong Un and the presidents of South Korea and the United States in the coming weeks. “Now it’s particularly important (for North Korea) to […]

North Korea’s top diplomat in Sweden for talks

by Camille Bas-Wohlert Agence France Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — North Korea’s top diplomat arrived Thursday in Sweden for talks which could play a role in setting up a proposed summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho arrived at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport around 6:15 pm (1715 GMT) before being whisked away in a diplomatic motorcade. The Scandinavian country has longstanding ties with North Korea. Its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang […]

Cuba expresses N. Korea support; calls for US ‘dialogue’

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba, one of North Korea’s few allies, called on Wednesday for “peace and stability” in the Korean peninsula and stressed the need for dialogue to reduce tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. Upon receiving his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-Ho in Havana, foreign affairs minister Bruno Rodriguez said Cuba is “in favor of peace and stability,” adding that “only after dialogue and negotiations can a lasting political solution be achieved,” according to Cuban media. […]

US labels N. Korea ‘war’ claim absurd, as Pyongyang boosts defenses

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States dismissed as “absurd” North Korea’s accusation that President Donald Trump has declared war against the regime, after Pyongyang said it was ready to defend itself by shooting down American bombers. Speaking to reporters outside his New York hotel, Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho responded to Trump tweeting at the weekend that North Korea’s leadership “won’t be around much longer” if it keeps up its threats. Ri, who […]