Seoul, July 27 (IANS) South Korea’s unification ministry reaffirmed its stance Monday on seeking “realistic and practical” solutions to denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula, focusing on halting North Korea’s nuclear programs. “The ministry’s position has not budged from seeking a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula in cooperation with the international community,” Yoon Min-ho, the ministry’s spokesperson, said at a regular briefing.”Given the gravity of North Korean nuclear issues, we will focus o…
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Seoul, July 27 (IANS) The foreign ministry said Monday it is closely monitoring military cooperation between North Korea and Russia following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s claim that Moscow is preparing to receive another 30,000 North Korean troops for its war against Ukraine.In a recent post on X, Zelenskyy said Russia is preparing to bring in an additional 30,000 North Korean troops, with preparations under way since June in Russia’s Voronezh region to receive them.The Ukrainian pre…
Seoul, July 24 (IANS) North Korea on Friday accused South Korea, the United States and Japan of exploiting this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forum to “incite” hostility by seeking to promote a US-led security bloc and force the regime to denuclearise despite it no longer being a viable path.The North’s foreign ministry made the comments in a dispatch carried by its state media, referring to the series of meetings that took place in the Philippines this week led by the 11…
Manila, July 23 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Thursday called on North Korea to respond to Seoul’s offers for dialogue and join efforts to promote peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula at a regional security forum in Manila, South Korea’s foreign ministry said. Cho made the remarks during the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), a 27-member multilateral security forum attended by the 11 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states and major regional powers, inclu…
Seoul, July 21 (IANS) The top military officers of South Korea and Australia held talks over the phone Tuesday to discuss the security environment of the Indo-Pacific region and agreed to expand military cooperation, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. JCS Chairman General Jin Yong-sung held his first phone call with Admiral Mark Hammond, during which the two sides shared their assessment of the regional security environment, including North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, Yonha…
Washington, July 21 (IANS) A group of senior Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation that would make it easier for US prosecutors to pursue economic espionage cases involving Chinese companies by treating all businesses based in China as instruments of the Chinese state under federal law.The proposed Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act, introduced by Senator John Cornyn, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tom Cotton, and Chairman of the House Select Committee on China Jo…
Seoul, July 20 (IANS) The top diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan will meet in Manila this week to discuss coordination on North Korea and enhance three-way economic and security cooperation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Monday. South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Wednesday on the sidelines of a series of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related mini…
Moscow, July 19 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday thanked the North Korean authorities for their decision to send soldiers from the Korean People’s Army to participate in the ‘liberation of the Kursk region,’ local media reported.During a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Choi Son-hui, President Putin expressed gratitude for Russia’s support for the Joint Military Operation, Russia’s state-owned Tass news agency reported.”I would like to once again express my grati…
Pyongyang, July 18 (IANS) North Korea condemned “military collusion” among the United States, Japan and South Korea, saying it undermines regional peace and stability, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Saturday, citing the country’s Ministry of National Defence.The Trilateral Chiefs of Defence meeting of the three countries convened Wednesday in Washington showed an attempt to “attain a military superiority in the region and seek their hegemonic geopolitical interests th…
Seoul, July 17 (IANS) North Korea denounced Friday an ongoing U.S.-led multinational military exercise taking place in Hawaii, calling it a “war rehearsal” that will trigger a “chain of countermeasures” from countries in the region.The North’s state media carried the criticism in an op-ed on the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC), in which South Korea is leading the combined maritime component command this year as the first Asian country to do so, Yonhap news agency reported.”RIMPAC is not mer…