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Swedish Top Diplomat Says No Plans for New US-North Korean Talks So Far

TEHRAN (defapress) – Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde said she had no information so far about plans to hold another round of talks between the United States and North Korea in her country.
News ID: 80069    Publish Date : 2020/02/01

Nearly Half of North Korean Party Vice Chairmen Replaced in Recent Convention

TEHRAN (defapress) – Ri Su-yong, former North Korean foreign minister and vice chairman of the ruling party's Central Committee, and four others seem to have been replaced in a recent plenary party meeting, according to a North Korean report on Sunday.
News ID: 79947    Publish Date : 2020/01/19

Xi Voices Willingness to Maintain 'Close Communication' with North Korean Leader

TEHRAN (defapress) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has voiced his readiness to maintain "close communication" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and promote the two nations' ties in a message, the North's state media said Saturday.
News ID: 79167    Publish Date : 2019/11/02

South Korean Fighter Jets Patrol over Islands Disputed by Japan

TEHRAN (defapress) – South Korean fighter jets conducted a patrol flight on Tuesday over islands at the center of a bitter dispute with Japan, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at an event marking the founding of the South Korean military.
News ID: 78873    Publish Date : 2019/10/01

Tokyo:

Korean Peninsula Denuclearization Common Goal for Japan, Russia

TEHRAN (defapress) – Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is a common goal for Japan and Russia, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference on Monday.
News ID: 78863    Publish Date : 2019/09/30

Report:

North Korean Leader Invites Trump to Visit Pyongyang

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un invited US president Donald Trump to visit Pyongyang in a letter sent in August, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday, citing diplomatic sources.
News ID: 78711    Publish Date : 2019/09/16

US Military:

North Korean Missile Can Reach Anywhere in America

TEHRAN (defapress)- The United States Forces Korea (USFK) admitted that North Korea's Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can reach anywhere in the continental US, South Korea’s state-run Yonhap News Agency reported.
News ID: 78044    Publish Date : 2019/07/11

Kim Jong-Nam, Half-Brother of North Korean Leader, 'Was A CIA Informant'

TEHRAN (defapress) - Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the CIA, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
News ID: 77722    Publish Date : 2019/06/11

North Korean Leader Kim Oversaw Testing of Multiple Rocket Launchers

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korea has conducted a "strike drill" for multiple launchers and tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised by leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday, the North's state media reported on Sunday.
News ID: 77217    Publish Date : 2019/05/05

North Korean Official Censures Pompeo for "Stupid, Dangerous" Remarks

TEHRAN (defapress)- A senior North Korean official denounced US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for his “stupid and dangerous” remarks last week that the US would “change paths” should diplomacy with Pyongyang not succeed.
News ID: 77155    Publish Date : 2019/05/01

Report:

North Korean Delegation En Route to Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korean vice-foreign minister Pak Myong Guk and a delegation departed Pyongyang over the weekend for a visit to Iran and Syria, a report said.
News ID: 77113    Publish Date : 2019/04/29

North Korean Diplomat Says Pyongyang ‘Not Bothered’ by UN Sanctions, US Should Change Its Approach

TEHRAN (defapress)- Washington has to change its approach to denuclearization talks, a senior North Korean minister said, adding that the UN sanctions are not a major headache for the country.
News ID: 77070    Publish Date : 2019/04/27

Kim Open to Another Summit with Trump, with Conditions

TEHRAN (defapress) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes nuclear diplomacy, the state-run media said Saturday.
News ID: 76778    Publish Date : 2019/04/13

s.Korean Expecting Extension of US Sanctions Waiver on Iran Oil Exports

TEHRAN (defapress) - A sanctions waiver on Iran's petroleum exports that expires in May is expected to be extended during South Korean government officials visit to Washington this week.
News ID: 76419    Publish Date : 2019/03/26

Vietnam Announces Visit by North Korean Leader Kim, Ahead of Summit with Trump

TEHRAN (defapress) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make an official visit to Vietnam in "coming days", its foreign ministry said on Saturday, as the Southeast Asian country prepares for his summit with US President Donald Trump next week in the capital, Hanoi.
News ID: 75784    Publish Date : 2019/02/23

Trump to Meet North Korean Leader Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam

TEHRAN (defapress) - US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un Feb. 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear weapons.
News ID: 75435    Publish Date : 2019/02/06

Major S Korean refiners to import Iranian condensate in Feb.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Hyundai Oilbank Company, a major South Korean refiner, plans to import 2 million barrels of Iranian condensate this month, a person familiar with the issue said Monday.
News ID: 75388    Publish Date : 2019/02/04

Trump Sends Letter to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

TEHRAN (defapress) - A letter was delivered from US President Donald Trump to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the weekend, a source familiar with the ongoing denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang told CNN.
News ID: 74989    Publish Date : 2019/01/15

Report:

US, North Korean Officials Met in Hanoi to Discuss Second Trump-Kim Summit

TEHRAN (defapress) - US State Department officials recently met multiple times with North Korean counterparts in Hanoi and discussed planning a second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday.
News ID: 74820    Publish Date : 2019/01/07

Korean President:

Trump Ready to ‘Make What Kim Wants Come True’ If North Denuclearizes

TEHRAN (defapress)- In the latest episode of the political romance between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, the American president said he is ready to fully grant the North Korean leader’s wishes if he sticks to the denuclearizes of his country.
News ID: 74097    Publish Date : 2018/12/03