NEW YORK: North Korea suggested on Thursday (Jun 11) that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres might be pretending to act like a ...
NEW YORK: North Korea suggested on Thursday that United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres might be pretending to act like a drunk as the country slammed comments by his spokesman on Pyongyang's decision to sever hotlines with South Korea.
Guterres regretted North Korea's announcement on the hotlines, warning that such channels"are necessary to avoid misunderstandings or miscalculations," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Wednesday.
Pyongyang's decision, announced on Tuesday, marks a new setback to stalled efforts to persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons. For several days, North Korea had been lashing out at South Korea because it was not stopping defectors from sending leaflets and other material into the North.
North Korea has been subjected to UN sanctions since 2006. They have been strengthened by the 15-member Security Council over the years in a bid to cut off funding for Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.
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