North Korea and the US are taking contrasting stances on bilateral relations on Friday, the two-year anniversary of the first meeting between US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
On Friday, the North continued to ratchet up the rhetoric, and hinted at the possibility of a provocation involving its nuclear weapons program.Ri Son-gwon, the North’s foreign minister, stated through the Korean Central News Agency that North Korea will not give into US demands and that the country will strengthen its nuclear deterrence.
Ri also hinted that the US-North Korea agreement signed June 12, 2018, in Singapore could be scrapped. Saying Pyongyang-Washington relations have not improved, he asked “what need is there to keep holding the hands that shook in Singapore?”
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