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India's deputy foreign minister is visiting North Korea today
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The problem of north-south is the internal matter of Korean people. Let them resolve it.
This is a good move given the fact that the two sides are reconciling and moving towards re-unification.
Once the Koreas unite the way Germany did, this will go a long way, as we still are one of the few countries which maintain political relations with both Koreas.
This is a good move given the fact that the two sides are reconciling and moving towards re-unification.
Once the Koreas unite the way Germany did, this will go a long way, as we still are one of the few countries which maintain political relations with both Koreas.
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but if you guys just see a name of pakistan with NK automatically start nuclear missile transfer
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Not only India, it is world who associates your name with nuclear/ missile exchange.but if you guys just see a name of pakistan with NK automatically start nuclear missile transfer
Not a troll post, but it goes with standing in the globe.
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Didnt knew that India was part of the 6 party talks since 2003.
Oh wait...
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Gen. (Retd.) V.K. Singh in North Korea. | Photo Credit: KCNA
http://www.thehindu.com/news/intern...north-korea/article23903652.ece?homepage=true
NEW DELHI, May 16, 2018 17:39 IST
Updated: May 16, 2018 18:06 IST
There is no confirmation yet on a possible meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong-Un.
In a surprise development, Minister of State for External Affairs Gen. (Retd.) V.K.Singh has reached Pyongyang for talks with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) government, the official Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on Wednesday.
During the visit on May 15-16, that was previously unannounced, Mr. Singh met with DPRK Vice President Kim Yong Dae, and the Foreign and Culture ministers on “a range of issues covering political, regional, economic, educational and cultural cooperation between the two countries,” a statement from the MEA said.
According to the statement, DPRK officials discussed recent peace initiatives with the Republic of Korea (South Korea) as well as proposed talks with the United States. Mr. Singh raised the issue of DPRK links with Pakistan.
“[Mr. Singh] highlighted the threat from nuclear proliferation, in particular India’s concerns in the context of the proliferation linkages with India’s neighbourhood. The DPRK side emphasized that as a friendly country DPRK will never allow any action that would create concerns for India’s security,” the statement added.
The visit by Gen. Singh closely followed the presentation of credentials by the new Indian Ambassador Atul Gotsurve, indicating the meeting had been fixed quite recently.
Mr. Gotsurve, who is one of the seniormost IFS officers to be posted to North Korea by India, presented his credentials to Kim Yong Nam, President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly of the DPRK on Monday.
The visit by Gen. Singh, and the secrecy surrounding it suggests that India is trying to quietly rebuild ties with the reclusive regime, ostracised by most of the world due to its defiance of UNSC norms on nuclear weapons. In the past year, India had joined the U.S. and allies in statements “deploring” nuclear tests and ballistic missile tests by the DPRK, although it had earlier refrained from similarly strong language.
In March 2017, the government even issued a gazette notification instituting major restrictions on any trade with North Korea other than essentials like food and medicines.
According to the gazette notification, that implemented UNSC decisions from 2006, all trade of exports of defence, space and technological materials, and training of DPRK officials would be banned between the two countries and imposed a travel ban on officials suspected to be involved in nuclear proliferation activities.
The notification also restricted bank accounts of DPRK diplomats in India and put strictures on procurement of coal, minerals and other metals from North Korea. At the time, the gazette notification had been seen as a result of requests from the United States, which has been driving U.N. Sanctions against DPRK.
However, New Delhi refused a request from U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to shut down its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang altogether. After a thaw between the United States in the past few months, and the North Korean regime, India seems to have changed its strategy with North Korea, sending Gen. Singh on a diplomatic mission to Pyongyang, the first such mission in two decades.
However, the timing of Gen. Singh’s visit coincided with fresh tensions breaking out between Pyongyang and Washington over the nature of upcoming talks between US President Donald Trump and Mr. Kim, due to be held in Singapore on June 12th.
In a statement issued by its First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan on Wednesday, DPRK threatened to call off the talks if the Trump administration continued to press for denuclearisation as a precondition, and criticised the US administration for trying to put undue pressure on Pyongyang.
“[DPRK] cannot suppress indignation at such moves of the U.S., and harbour doubt about the U.S. sincerity for improved DPRK-U.S. relations through sound dialogue and negotiations,” Mr. Kim said, adding that North Korea would not share the “miserable” fate of Libya, whose ruler Muammar Qadhafi had given up his nuclear capabilities, but was removed from power anyway.
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https://www.hindustantimes.com/indi...in-20-years/story-AccgOrbrncYsA9kcPvs4hN.html
In first high-level visit to North Korea from India in two decades, Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh was in Pyongyang today where he held talks with several leaders including Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on key issues and raised New Delhi’s concerns over nuclear proliferation .
The two-day visit came less than a month before the proposed summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and is seen as an effort to reach out to Pyongyang.
In the meetings, the Ministry of External Affairs said, the North Korean side provided an “overview” of some of the recent developments in the Korean Peninsula while Singh conveyed India’s concerns over proliferation linkages of North Korea with India’s neighbourhood, seen as a clear reference to Pakistan.
The North Korean leaders emphasized that as a friendly country, Pyongyang will never allow any action that would create concerns for India’s security, said the MEA.
India has been consistently raising the issue of North Korea’s possible proliferation linkages with Pakistan and had even demanded a probe into it.
The MEA said Singh reiterated India’s support to the joint peace initiative by leadership of both North Korea and South Korea, saying it was encouraging both sides in their efforts towards establishment of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.
This is the first ministerial level visit from India to North Korea after a gap of almost 20 years. India and North Korea established formal diplomatic relations in 1973. The current year marks the 45th year of establishment of diplomatic relations.
The MEA said Singh’s visit to Pyongyang, which began yesterday, was at the invitation of North Korean government.
During the visit, Singh held discussions with Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly Kim Yong Dae, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, Minister of Culture Pak Chun Nam and Vice Foreign Minister Choe Hui Chol.
The MEA said a range of bilateral issues covering political, regional, economic, educational and cultural cooperation figured in the talks.
Singh’s visit came amidst a threat by Pyongyang to cancel the June 12 summit between Kim and Trump if Washington insists on pushing it “into a corner” on nuclear disarmament.
The US, however, said it is proceeding with the preparations for the summit.
Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed a joint statement following a historic summit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
After the summit, Kim became the first North Korean leader to step into South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953. India had welcomed the peace initiatives.
In first high-level visit to North Korea from India in two decades, Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh was in Pyongyang today where he held talks with several leaders including Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on key issues and raised New Delhi’s concerns over nuclear proliferation .
The two-day visit came less than a month before the proposed summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and is seen as an effort to reach out to Pyongyang.
In the meetings, the Ministry of External Affairs said, the North Korean side provided an “overview” of some of the recent developments in the Korean Peninsula while Singh conveyed India’s concerns over proliferation linkages of North Korea with India’s neighbourhood, seen as a clear reference to Pakistan.
The North Korean leaders emphasized that as a friendly country, Pyongyang will never allow any action that would create concerns for India’s security, said the MEA.
India has been consistently raising the issue of North Korea’s possible proliferation linkages with Pakistan and had even demanded a probe into it.
The MEA said Singh reiterated India’s support to the joint peace initiative by leadership of both North Korea and South Korea, saying it was encouraging both sides in their efforts towards establishment of peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula.
This is the first ministerial level visit from India to North Korea after a gap of almost 20 years. India and North Korea established formal diplomatic relations in 1973. The current year marks the 45th year of establishment of diplomatic relations.
The MEA said Singh’s visit to Pyongyang, which began yesterday, was at the invitation of North Korean government.
During the visit, Singh held discussions with Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly Kim Yong Dae, Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, Minister of Culture Pak Chun Nam and Vice Foreign Minister Choe Hui Chol.
The MEA said a range of bilateral issues covering political, regional, economic, educational and cultural cooperation figured in the talks.
Singh’s visit came amidst a threat by Pyongyang to cancel the June 12 summit between Kim and Trump if Washington insists on pushing it “into a corner” on nuclear disarmament.
The US, however, said it is proceeding with the preparations for the summit.
Last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in signed a joint statement following a historic summit aimed at improving ties between the two countries.
After the summit, Kim became the first North Korean leader to step into South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953. India had welcomed the peace initiatives.
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un and America's Donald Trump hold nuclear summit in Singapore
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a "comprehensive" document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Key points:
After their meeting, Mr Trump said "a lot of progress has been made," and they sat down to sign a historic document.
Mr Trump told reporters the document was "pretty comprehensive" and the North Korean denuclearisation process would be starting "very quickly".
But the broad agreement was light on specifics, largely reiterating previous public statements and past commitments.
The pair promised in the document to "build a lasting and stable peace regime" on the Korean Peninsula and to repatriate remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the Korean War.
The statement details the two leaders' plans to cooperate on denuclearisation and peace on the Peninsula.
It also reaffirmed the Panmunjom Declaration, signed after the North and South Korean leaders met on April 27, which stated the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) committed to work towards complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials would hold follow-up negotiations "at the earliest possible date", the statement also said.
After the meeting, Mr Trump said he had formed a "special bond" with Mr Kim and the relationship with North Korea would be very different.
"This is going to lead to more and more and more.
"People are going to be very impressed and people are going to be very happy and we are going to take care of a very dangerous problem for the world."
Asked whether he would invite Mr Kim to the White House, Mr Trump said: "Absolutely, I will."
He also called Mr Kim "a very worthy, very hard negotiator" and "a very talented man" who "loved his country very much".
Donald Trump gestures for Kim Jong-un to sit as they arrive for the signing.
Mr Kim said the leaders "decided to leave the past behind" and "the world will see a major change".
"I would like to express my gratitude to President Trump to make this meeting happen. Thank you," he said.
Mr Kim's convoy left Sentosa Island in the afternoon after he signed the document with Mr Trump, who stayed behind at the hotel where the two leaders met.
Mr Trump is due to give a news conference at 5:30pm (AEST).
How the historic meeting unfolded
Both men looked serious as they got out of their limousines at about 11:00am (AEST) for the summit at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa, a resort island with luxury hotels, a casino, manmade beaches and a Universal Studios theme park.
But they were soon smiling for photos and exchanging pleasantries.
"Nice to meet you Mr President," Mr Kim said as he sat alongside Mr Trump, against a backdrop of North Korean and US flags, beaming more broadly as the US President gave him a thumbs-up.
Trump thumbs up at meeting
With the cameras of the world's press trained on them, Mr Trump and Mr Kim built an initial atmosphere of friendship.
"I feel really great. We're going to have a great discussion and will be tremendously successful," Mr Trump said.
"It's my honour and we will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt."
Mr Kim replied: "It was not easy to get here … there were obstacles but we overcame them to be here."
The two then headed away for what were expected to be one-on-one talks, with translators only.
They emerged about half an hour later before moving onto a meeting involving top diplomats from both sides.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have one-on-one talks
Mr Trump had said on Saturday he would know within a minute of meeting Mr Kim whether he would reach a deal.
After the meetings, the two teams and other senior officials met for a working lunch, where beef short ribs, sweet and sour pork and "Daegu Jormin", or Korean braised cod, were served for the main course, according to the menu.
As the cameras captured the moment, Mr Trump quipped: "Very nice. Getting a good picture everyone, so we all look nice and handsome and thin … perfect."
Summit 'better than anybody could have expected': Trump
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
The leaders emerged again after lunch and strolled together down a paved walkway before stopping and posing before the waiting news media.
"We had a fantastic meeting, a lot of progress," Mr Trump told the reporters.
"Really, very progressive. Better than anybody could have expected, top of the line."
Before heading to the signing ceremony, Mr Trump also gave Mr Kim a rare peek inside the US presidential limousine nicknamed The Beast.
The working lunch was the final official event scheduled for the leaders before they go their separate ways.
Mr Trump is scheduled to address the press corps and then begin the journey back to Washington.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in the meeting room
As the two leaders met, Singapore navy vessels, and air force Apache helicopters patrolled, while fighter jets and an Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft circled.
Financial markets were largely steady in Asia and did not show any noticeable reaction to the start of the summit.
In the hours before the summit began, Mr Trump expressed optimism about the prospects for the meeting, while US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo injected a note of caution on whether Mr Kim would prove to be sincere about his willingness to denuclearise.
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
Officials of the two sides held last-minute talks to lay the groundwork for the summit of the old foes, an event almost unthinkable just months ago, when they were exchanging insults and threats that raised fears of war.
Staff-level meetings between the United States and North Korea were going "well and quickly", Mr Trump said in a message on Twitter on Tuesday.
But he added: "In the end, that doesn't matter. We will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen!"
On Tuesday morning, Mr Pompeo fed the mounting anticipation of a diplomatic breakthrough, saying: "We're ready for today."
He earlier said the event should set the framework for "the hard work that will follow", insisting that North Korea had to move toward complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-12/donald-trump-kim-jong-un-singapore-summit/9859210
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un signed a "comprehensive" document following a historic summit aimed at the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Key points:
- Summit was first between a North Korean leader and sitting US president
- Leaders began summit with one-on-one meeting
- Publicly signed a document committing to 'a lasting and stable peace regime' and denuclearisation
After their meeting, Mr Trump said "a lot of progress has been made," and they sat down to sign a historic document.
Mr Trump told reporters the document was "pretty comprehensive" and the North Korean denuclearisation process would be starting "very quickly".
But the broad agreement was light on specifics, largely reiterating previous public statements and past commitments.
The pair promised in the document to "build a lasting and stable peace regime" on the Korean Peninsula and to repatriate remains of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the Korean War.
The statement details the two leaders' plans to cooperate on denuclearisation and peace on the Peninsula.
It also reaffirmed the Panmunjom Declaration, signed after the North and South Korean leaders met on April 27, which stated the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) committed to work towards complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials would hold follow-up negotiations "at the earliest possible date", the statement also said.
After the meeting, Mr Trump said he had formed a "special bond" with Mr Kim and the relationship with North Korea would be very different.
"This is going to lead to more and more and more.
"People are going to be very impressed and people are going to be very happy and we are going to take care of a very dangerous problem for the world."
Asked whether he would invite Mr Kim to the White House, Mr Trump said: "Absolutely, I will."
He also called Mr Kim "a very worthy, very hard negotiator" and "a very talented man" who "loved his country very much".
Donald Trump gestures for Kim Jong-un to sit as they arrive for the signing.
Mr Kim said the leaders "decided to leave the past behind" and "the world will see a major change".
"I would like to express my gratitude to President Trump to make this meeting happen. Thank you," he said.
Mr Kim's convoy left Sentosa Island in the afternoon after he signed the document with Mr Trump, who stayed behind at the hotel where the two leaders met.
Mr Trump is due to give a news conference at 5:30pm (AEST).
How the historic meeting unfolded
Both men looked serious as they got out of their limousines at about 11:00am (AEST) for the summit at the Capella Hotel on Singapore's Sentosa, a resort island with luxury hotels, a casino, manmade beaches and a Universal Studios theme park.
But they were soon smiling for photos and exchanging pleasantries.
"Nice to meet you Mr President," Mr Kim said as he sat alongside Mr Trump, against a backdrop of North Korean and US flags, beaming more broadly as the US President gave him a thumbs-up.
Trump thumbs up at meeting
With the cameras of the world's press trained on them, Mr Trump and Mr Kim built an initial atmosphere of friendship.
"I feel really great. We're going to have a great discussion and will be tremendously successful," Mr Trump said.
"It's my honour and we will have a terrific relationship, I have no doubt."
Mr Kim replied: "It was not easy to get here … there were obstacles but we overcame them to be here."
The two then headed away for what were expected to be one-on-one talks, with translators only.
They emerged about half an hour later before moving onto a meeting involving top diplomats from both sides.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have one-on-one talks
Mr Trump had said on Saturday he would know within a minute of meeting Mr Kim whether he would reach a deal.
After the meetings, the two teams and other senior officials met for a working lunch, where beef short ribs, sweet and sour pork and "Daegu Jormin", or Korean braised cod, were served for the main course, according to the menu.
As the cameras captured the moment, Mr Trump quipped: "Very nice. Getting a good picture everyone, so we all look nice and handsome and thin … perfect."
Summit 'better than anybody could have expected': Trump
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un
The leaders emerged again after lunch and strolled together down a paved walkway before stopping and posing before the waiting news media.
"We had a fantastic meeting, a lot of progress," Mr Trump told the reporters.
"Really, very progressive. Better than anybody could have expected, top of the line."
Before heading to the signing ceremony, Mr Trump also gave Mr Kim a rare peek inside the US presidential limousine nicknamed The Beast.
The working lunch was the final official event scheduled for the leaders before they go their separate ways.
Mr Trump is scheduled to address the press corps and then begin the journey back to Washington.
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un in the meeting room
As the two leaders met, Singapore navy vessels, and air force Apache helicopters patrolled, while fighter jets and an Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning aircraft circled.
Financial markets were largely steady in Asia and did not show any noticeable reaction to the start of the summit.
In the hours before the summit began, Mr Trump expressed optimism about the prospects for the meeting, while US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo injected a note of caution on whether Mr Kim would prove to be sincere about his willingness to denuclearise.
Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump
Officials of the two sides held last-minute talks to lay the groundwork for the summit of the old foes, an event almost unthinkable just months ago, when they were exchanging insults and threats that raised fears of war.
Staff-level meetings between the United States and North Korea were going "well and quickly", Mr Trump said in a message on Twitter on Tuesday.
But he added: "In the end, that doesn't matter. We will all know soon whether or not a real deal, unlike those of the past, can happen!"
On Tuesday morning, Mr Pompeo fed the mounting anticipation of a diplomatic breakthrough, saying: "We're ready for today."
He earlier said the event should set the framework for "the hard work that will follow", insisting that North Korea had to move toward complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-12/donald-trump-kim-jong-un-singapore-summit/9859210
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