North Korea defends nuclear missile program

Record ID: 905576

  • Title: North Korea defends nuclear missile program
  • Date: 7th August 2017
  • Summary: MANILA, PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 7, 2017) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** NORTH KOREAN DELEGATES LEAVING HOTEL NORTH KOREA'S SPOKESMAN FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM BANG KWANG HYUK WALKING TOWARDS MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) NORTH KOREA'S SPOKESMAN FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM BANG KWANG HYUK SAYING: "Is our nuclear possession a threat to the world or is it just a threat to the United States? We want to make it clear that the worsening situation on the Korean peninsula, as well as the nuclear issues, were caused by the United States." BANG GIVING OUT DOCUMENTS (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) NORTH KOREA'S SPOKESMAN FOR ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM BANG KWANG HYUK SAYING: "We affirmed that we'll never place our nuclear and ballistic missiles programme on the negotiating table and won't budge an inch on strengthening nuclear armament." BANG LEAVING
  • Embargoed: 21st August 2017 12:54
  • Keywords: North Korea ballistic nuclear missiles ASEAN defend nuclear program
  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • City: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016T5QC05
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: North Korea defended its nuclear program on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Manila on Monday (August 7), saying the United States was the reason for the worsening nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula.
    Speaking to reporters prior to the beginning of ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), ARF spokesperson for North Korea, Bang Kwang Hyuk, reiterated North Korea would not place its nuclear and ballistic missiles program on the negotiation table.
    Ministers from 26 other nations are seeking to discuss with North Korea its nuclear program, two days after the United Nations Security Council slammed it with a U.S.-drafted resolution sanctioning exports, aimed at pressuring Pyongyang to end its nuclear program.
    South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, agreed to apply maximum pressure and sanctions on North Korea in a telephone call on Monday, while China expressed hope that North and South Korea could resume contact soon.
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