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Even though the North’s nuclear and missile capabilities are mainly to deter a strike from the U.S. or South Korea, they also allow North Korea to deter any attempt from China to influence its decisions, i think that Beijing's uneasiness with Pyongyang's nuclear tests shows that North Korea has pursued this, and its missile programs regardless of China's views. – Ramon Pacheco Pardo	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Even if Washington had the bandwidth to pay more attention to the North Korean nuclear issue, Pyongyang would likely continue to refuse direct talks because of the pandemic, keep perfecting its weapons technology, and maintain its high price tag for talks. – Duyeon Kim	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We knew( it was) just a matter of time. Last January, Kim Jong Un already revealed goals to develop and test new ICBMs among other high-tech weapons as part of Choi Yong-hwan five-year plan, last January doesn't matter what United States does or does not do... Pyongyang is squarely focused on meeting its nuclear weapons milestones because of its military imperative to do so. – Kim Jong	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We've been very clear publicly and we've been very clear in the messages that we have conveyed to the DPRK that we stand ready to engage in that dialogue. I will refer you to Pyongyang for any reaction that they may have, but for our part we stand ready to engage in that dialogue. – Ned Price	Found on CNN 2 years ago
[One report]is that the government plans to issue bonds to finance funding shortfalls, including to infrastructure such as the Pyongyang General Hospital, and South Koreas Yonhap reported Tuesday that North Koreas Cabinet newspaper, Minju Chosun, is scrounging around for more revenue, from citizens and for businesses to fulfill their tax obligations because businesses cannot fulfill their tax obligations, the government will need to resort to deficit financing for the first time in 17 years. – Thomas Byrne	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The need to seal off the borders will have a devastating economic effect on North Korea. Because of international sanctions, Evans Revere pressure, and the absence of any significant aid coming in from the ROK( South Korea.In), North Korea has become even more dependent on China, with the border shut down, Pyongyang is probably panicking right now. – Evans Revere	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The Russia-China initiative at UNSC is likely coordinated with Pyongyang as the proposal reflects North Korea's demands to be rewarded for the concessions it has already taken, pyongyang's recent threats of escalatory action are now backed by the Sino-Russian diplomatic offensive. – Artyom Lukin	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
This could give Pyongyang pause if they're pondering a hardline approach for next year that said, they traditionally have pushed back hard against supposed Chinese leverage, aware that China is willing to punish North Korea, but not to the point that it causes real instability. – Andray Abrahamian	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Moscow generally feels that pressure is the wrong track to take with North Korea, yet if Pyongyang engages in more provocations in the coming year this could be a serious test for both China and Russia's tolerance of North Korea. – Anthony Rinna	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
While we have not seen concrete evidence that North Korea has made the choice to denuclearize, we still believe that Pyongyang can make this choice. – North Korea	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The only ones who benefit from expiration of GSOMIA and continued friction between Seoul and Tokyo are Pyongyang and Beijing. – South Korea	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We want them to do better, at a minimum, sanctions enforcement, but I think there are other ways China could help pressure Pyongyang into being a more constructive participant in the talks, should they resume, and we are just not seeing this right now. – Randall Schriver	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
President Obama showed no interest in meeting with either Kim Jong or Kim Jong Un. Especially after the collapse of the February 2012' Leap Day Deal' and the nuclear test about a year later, President Obama showed hardly any interest in negotiating with Pyongyang at all, the entire notion of' strategic patience' meant ignoring the issue to the extent possible. – Joshua Pollack	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Several former U.S. officials said the half brother, who had lived outside of North Korea for many years and had no known power base in Pyongyang, was unlikely to be able to provide details of the secretive country's inner workings. – The Journal	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Trump administration has generally chosen to ignore Pyongyang's public signals, including escalating signals of displeasure with the negotiations, so far, North Korea has not walked away from the table, but they also have resisted pressure to make substantive progress on the nuclear question. – Kim Dong-yub	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
This summit is important because Hanoi didn't just reaffirm the large gap between Washington and Pyongyang, but( the fact) that the allies are also still fundamentally apart on how to achieve denuclearization. – Duyeon Kim	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I am hopeful, although I have no commitment yet, that we will be back at it, that I'll have a team in Pyongyang in the next couple weeks, i'm continuing to work to find those places where there's a shared interest. – Mike Pompeo	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's pretty clear he's not putting all his eggs in one United States basket because he has a bigger goal in mind -- achieving prosperity, achieving inter-Korean peace and reunification but on Pyongyang's terms, and engaging diplomatically with like-minded countries to show the world that Duyeon Kim loves and promotes peace more than Donald Trump. – Duyeon Kim	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Thae Yong-ho, Pyongyang's former deputy envoy to the United Kingdom who defected in 2016, said Italy Wednesday at a press conference in Seoul. Read More. – South Korean lawmakers	Found on CNN 5 years ago
He said that this January, but he's engaged in this diplomatic process with the Duyeon Kim, it'll be interesting to see how Pyongyang negotiates going forward because Kim Jong Un claimed this year that nobody could reverse their nuclear capabilities. – Duyeon Kim	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The decision also leaves Moon Jae-in isolated ahead of Moon Jae-in planned trip to Pyongyang next month. Both Seoul's approach on economic and threat reduction and the South Korean Foreign Ministry nuclear talks would benefit from being integrated. – South Korean Foreign Ministry	Found on CNN 5 years ago
President Moon has to really deliver in terms of making President Donald Trump feel like this summit isn't going to go bust, no one wants to walk into a meeting that's going to fail. I think tomorrow's meeting is critical in terms of whether we're really going to have Washington and Pyongyang meeting. – Sue Mi Terry	Found on CNN 5 years ago
But President Trump promised that the U.S. would keep up pressure despite the positive signs from Pyongyang. We will not repeat the mistake of past administrations, maximum pressure will continue until denuclearization occurs. President Trump made similar warnings with respect to Iran when asked about the Iran nuclear deal, which President Trump is considering pulling the U.S. from if it ca n’t be strengthened. President Trump said it would n’t be appropriate to say if President Trump would use military force against Iran. – President Trump	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It's very different from Moon going to Pyongyang or Kim Il Sung.DenuclearizationFor coming to Seoul, the location itself ensures it's a working meeting. Now within that context, they're breaking bread, they're spending a full day together, so that's important. – John Delury	Found on CNN 6 years ago

Even though the North’s nuclear and missile capabilities are mainly to deter a strike from the U.S. or South Korea, they also allow North Korea to deter any attempt from China to influence its decisions, i think that Beijing's uneasiness with Pyongyang's nuclear tests shows that North Korea has pursued this, and its missile programs regardless of China's views.

– Ramon Pacheco Pardo

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Even if Washington had the bandwidth to pay more attention to the North Korean nuclear issue, Pyongyang would likely continue to refuse direct talks because of the pandemic, keep perfecting its weapons technology, and maintain its high price tag for talks.

– Duyeon Kim

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We knew( it was) just a matter of time. Last January, Kim Jong Un already revealed goals to develop and test new ICBMs among other high-tech weapons as part of Choi Yong-hwan five-year plan, last January doesn't matter what United States does or does not do... Pyongyang is squarely focused on meeting its nuclear weapons milestones because of its military imperative to do so.

– Kim Jong

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We've been very clear publicly and we've been very clear in the messages that we have conveyed to the DPRK that we stand ready to engage in that dialogue. I will refer you to Pyongyang for any reaction that they may have, but for our part we stand ready to engage in that dialogue.

– Ned Price

Found on CNN
2 years ago

[One report]is that the government plans to issue bonds to finance funding shortfalls, including to infrastructure such as the Pyongyang General Hospital, and South Koreas Yonhap reported Tuesday that North Koreas Cabinet newspaper, Minju Chosun, is scrounging around for more revenue, from citizens and for businesses to fulfill their tax obligations because businesses cannot fulfill their tax obligations, the government will need to resort to deficit financing for the first time in 17 years.

– Thomas Byrne

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The need to seal off the borders will have a devastating economic effect on North Korea. Because of international sanctions, Evans Revere pressure, and the absence of any significant aid coming in from the ROK( South Korea.In), North Korea has become even more dependent on China, with the border shut down, Pyongyang is probably panicking right now.

– Evans Revere

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The Russia-China initiative at UNSC is likely coordinated with Pyongyang as the proposal reflects North Korea's demands to be rewarded for the concessions it has already taken, pyongyang's recent threats of escalatory action are now backed by the Sino-Russian diplomatic offensive.

– Artyom Lukin

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

This could give Pyongyang pause if they're pondering a hardline approach for next year that said, they traditionally have pushed back hard against supposed Chinese leverage, aware that China is willing to punish North Korea, but not to the point that it causes real instability.

– Andray Abrahamian

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Moscow generally feels that pressure is the wrong track to take with North Korea, yet if Pyongyang engages in more provocations in the coming year this could be a serious test for both China and Russia's tolerance of North Korea.

– Anthony Rinna

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

While we have not seen concrete evidence that North Korea has made the choice to denuclearize, we still believe that Pyongyang can make this choice.

– North Korea

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The only ones who benefit from expiration of GSOMIA and continued friction between Seoul and Tokyo are Pyongyang and Beijing.

– South Korea

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We want them to do better, at a minimum, sanctions enforcement, but I think there are other ways China could help pressure Pyongyang into being a more constructive participant in the talks, should they resume, and we are just not seeing this right now.

– Randall Schriver

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

President Obama showed no interest in meeting with either Kim Jong or Kim Jong Un. Especially after the collapse of the February 2012' Leap Day Deal' and the nuclear test about a year later, President Obama showed hardly any interest in negotiating with Pyongyang at all, the entire notion of' strategic patience' meant ignoring the issue to the extent possible.

– Joshua Pollack

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Several former U.S. officials said the half brother, who had lived outside of North Korea for many years and had no known power base in Pyongyang, was unlikely to be able to provide details of the secretive country's inner workings.

– The Journal

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The Trump administration has generally chosen to ignore Pyongyang's public signals, including escalating signals of displeasure with the negotiations, so far, North Korea has not walked away from the table, but they also have resisted pressure to make substantive progress on the nuclear question.

– Kim Dong-yub

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

This summit is important because Hanoi didn't just reaffirm the large gap between Washington and Pyongyang, but( the fact) that the allies are also still fundamentally apart on how to achieve denuclearization.

– Duyeon Kim

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I am hopeful, although I have no commitment yet, that we will be back at it, that I'll have a team in Pyongyang in the next couple weeks, i'm continuing to work to find those places where there's a shared interest.

– Mike Pompeo

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It's pretty clear he's not putting all his eggs in one United States basket because he has a bigger goal in mind -- achieving prosperity, achieving inter-Korean peace and reunification but on Pyongyang's terms, and engaging diplomatically with like-minded countries to show the world that Duyeon Kim loves and promotes peace more than Donald Trump.

– Duyeon Kim

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Thae Yong-ho, Pyongyang's former deputy envoy to the United Kingdom who defected in 2016, said Italy Wednesday at a press conference in Seoul. Read More.

– South Korean lawmakers

Found on CNN
5 years ago

He said that this January, but he's engaged in this diplomatic process with the Duyeon Kim, it'll be interesting to see how Pyongyang negotiates going forward because Kim Jong Un claimed this year that nobody could reverse their nuclear capabilities.

– Duyeon Kim

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The decision also leaves Moon Jae-in isolated ahead of Moon Jae-in planned trip to Pyongyang next month. Both Seoul's approach on economic and threat reduction and the South Korean Foreign Ministry nuclear talks would benefit from being integrated.

– South Korean Foreign Ministry

Found on CNN
5 years ago

President Moon has to really deliver in terms of making President Donald Trump feel like this summit isn't going to go bust, no one wants to walk into a meeting that's going to fail. I think tomorrow's meeting is critical in terms of whether we're really going to have Washington and Pyongyang meeting.

– Sue Mi Terry

Found on CNN
5 years ago

But President Trump promised that the U.S. would keep up pressure despite the positive signs from Pyongyang. We will not repeat the mistake of past administrations, maximum pressure will continue until denuclearization occurs. President Trump made similar warnings with respect to Iran when asked about the Iran nuclear deal, which President Trump is considering pulling the U.S. from if it ca n’t be strengthened. President Trump said it would n’t be appropriate to say if President Trump would use military force against Iran.

– President Trump

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It's very different from Moon going to Pyongyang or Kim Il Sung.DenuclearizationFor coming to Seoul, the location itself ensures it's a working meeting. Now within that context, they're breaking bread, they're spending a full day together, so that's important.

– John Delury

Found on CNN
6 years ago

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