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NORTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA: N.K.'s official newspaper blames U.S. for heightening tensions
(Yonhap)
North Korea on Wednesday blamed the United States for heightened tensions on the
Korean Peninsula in a departure from its restraint from directly criticizing
Washington.
- In recent weeks, Pyongyang has mostly leveled criticism at South Korea for
conducting a joint military exercise with the United States, calling it a
rehearsal for invasion, but it has refrained from directly criticizing the U.S.
in an apparent bid to keep dialogue momentum alive.
- Wednesday's criticism by the North's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper came a
day after the joint military drill ended and U.S. Special Representative for
North Korea Stephen Biegun arrived in Seoul for meetings with South Korean
officials.
- Link: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190821000800325
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MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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