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18:09, 19-Aug-2017
DPRK condemns US VP's attempt to turn LatAm against Pyongyang
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Saturday condemned US Vice President Mike Pence's pressure on some Latin American countries to break ties with Pyongyang, saying this is another example of US interference in other nations' internal affairs.
"This was not the first time for the US to urge the countries which have friendly and cooperative relations with the DPRK to sever the diplomatic and economic relations with it," the DPRK official Korean Central News Agency quoted a spokesman for the foreign ministry as saying.
On Wednesday, Pence called several Latin American countries to join US efforts to isolate the DPRK.
Vice President of the US, Mike Pence, gestures as he delivers a speech during a business dinner in Santiago, on August 16, 2017. /AFP Photo
Vice President of the US, Mike Pence, gestures as he delivers a speech during a business dinner in Santiago, on August 16, 2017. /AFP Photo
"We strongly urge Chile today, and we urge Brazil, Mexico, and Peru to break all diplomatic and commercial ties with North Korea (DPRK)," Pence said during his visit to Chile.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also announced on Thursday that the US is seeking for working with other nations through using diplomatic and economic approach to pressure DPRK to dismantle its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
"This high-handed measure only reveals the rabid selfishness and arrogance of the US that intends to sacrifice the entire globe for its own interests, and shows that its hostile policy toward the DPRK has reached extremes," said the spokesman.
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency