Deputy PM visits North KoreaThe Saigon Times Daily Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (R) shakes hands with North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Yong-ho at a meeting in Hanoi on November 30 last year - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh today, February 12, begins a three-day visit to North Korea at the invitation of North Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Ri Yong-ho, the local media reported. The visit comes ahead of the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which is planned to take place in Hanoi on February 27 and 28, as announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang, at a press briefing of the ministry on February 6, said Vietnam welcomes the second summit between the United States and North Korea and would strongly support dialogues to maintain peace, security and stability … [Read more...] about Deputy PM visits North Korea
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Vietnam foreign minister visits North Korea ahead of Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi
The Hanoitimes - Ahead of the summit, Vietnam’s reform model has been widely touted as the economic path for impoverished and isolated North Korea to follow. North Korea wants to learn economic reform from Vietnam Hanoi chosen as venue for second US-North Korea summit, Trump says Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh has started a three-day visit to North Korea ahead of the meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi later this month. Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh. Photo: Reuters The visit, scheduled from February 12 to 14, is made at the invitation of North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho, according to a statement released on February 11 by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The visit takes place nearly a week after US President Trump said he will hold the second summit with Kim in the Vietnamese capital on February 27-28. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam foreign minister visits North Korea ahead of Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi
US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton
White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea’s weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, although some experts say the complete process could take far longer. Bolton told CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Washington has devised a program to dismantle North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction - chemical, biological and nuclear - and ballistic missile programs in a year, if there is full cooperation and disclosure from Pyongyang. “If they have the strategic decision already made to do that and they’re cooperative, we can move very quickly,” he said. “Physically we would be able to dismantle the overwhelming bulk of their programs within a year.” He said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will likely discuss that proposal with the North Koreans soon. The Financial Times reported that Pompeo was due to visit North Korea this week but the State Department has not confirmed … [Read more...] about US has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton
Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit North Korea this week
By Reuters  April 30, 2018 | 10:12 am GMT+7 Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during his meeting with Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov (not pictured) at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing, China, April 24, 2018. Madoka Ikegami/Pool via REUTERS The visit comes after hopes grew last week for a breakthrough to bring peace to the divided Korean peninsula. The Chinese government’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, will visit North Korea this week, foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kan said on Monday. The visit to North Korea is set for Wednesday and Thursday, he said in a statement published on the ministry’s website. The visit comes after hopes grew last week for a breakthrough to bring peace to the divided Korean peninsula, following a historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at which the pair vowed “complete denuclearization”. On Sunday, … [Read more...] about Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi to visit North Korea this week
China says North Korea pledges denuclearization during friendly visit
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet U.S. officials, China said on Wednesday after a historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold its friendship with its isolated neighbor. After two days of speculation, China and North Korea both confirmed that Kim had visited Beijing and met Xi during what China’s Foreign Ministry called an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday. The China visit was Kim’s first known trip outside North Korea since he assumed power in 2011 and is believed by analysts to serve as preparation for upcoming summits with South Korea and the United States. North Korea’s KCNA news agency made no mention of Kim’s pledge to denuclearize, or his anticipated meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump that is planned for some time in May. Beijing has traditionally been the closest ally of secretive North Korea, but ties have been frayed by Pyongyang’s pursuit of nuclear weapons … [Read more...] about China says North Korea pledges denuclearization during friendly visit