N.Korea

31 Aug

N.Korea in active negotiations with Russia for arms deal: US official

Washington, Aug 31, A group of Russian officials recently trip to North Korea, indicating a potential arms deal between the two countries, a US National Security Council (NSC) official has said. John Kirby, NSC coordinator for strategic communications, said on Wednesday that the trip may be followed by high-level discussions that could lead to the provision of North Korean weapons to Russia for use in its war against Ukraine, Yonhap news agency reported. "We have new information, which we are able to share today, that arms negotiations between Russia and the DPRK are actively advancing," the NSC spokesperson told a…

17 Jun

N.Korea opens key party meeting to discuss diplomatic, defence strategies

Seoul, June 17 (IANS) North Korea has convened a key party meeting to discuss the country's diplomatic and defence strategies in response to the "changed international situation," with its leader Kim Jong-un in attendance, state media reported on Saturday. Kim took part in the eighth "enlarged plenary meeting" of the 8th Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) that opened on Friday, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The meeting will discuss "the issue of the state diplomatic and defence strategy to cope with the changed international situation", and review economic projects undertaken in…