“The Dear Supreme Leader waved back to them and congratulated the artistes on their successful performance”, KCNA said.
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“North Korea needs to realize don’t give us a reason and we won’t have a reason to fight”.
Some senior White House officials also told CNN that the Trump administration is focusing on China as part of its North Korea policy.
So Pence struck a stern tone after arriving at a USA naval base from South Korea.
The vice president is in Asia as part of a multi-country trip meant to lay out the administration’s policies to USA allies in the region and to offer an opportunity for him to develop personal relationships with world and business leaders.
With escalated tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the vice president signaled that the Trump administration will not tolerate a nuclear DPRK.
South Korea and the USA have also been conducting annual joint military exercises, which the North criticises as a prelude to invasion.
“An unchecked Iran has the potential to travel the same path as North Korea and take the world along with it”, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
“We appreciate the challenging times in which the people of Japan live with increasing provocations from across the Sea of Japan”, Pence said after arriving from Seoul for talks with Abe.
South Korea’s Defense Ministry also confirmed on Thursday that the US and South Korean Air Forces are conducting an annual training exercise – codenamed Max Thunder – until April 28.
China has placed some of its bomber fleet on heightened alert status, according to USA officials, but it is unclear what may have prompted the move.
After referencing Pence’s trip, Earhardt asked Trump whether he has ruled out a military strike against North Korea.
North Korea said in February that it had successfully tested a new type of medium-to-long-range ballistic missile, the Pukguksong-2, propelled by a solid-fuel engine.
United Nations diplomats said the proposed statement of condemnation had consensus from the other 14 Council members, including China, North Korea’s biggest ally and a Council permanent member.
Haley’s comments followed President Donald Trump’s recent statement that the US wants peace – and that how much North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un also wants peace will be a deciding factor in easing tensions between the two countries.
Mr Mattis condemned the attempted missile launch as he began a Middle East tour, telling reporters travelling with him to Saudi Arabia: “The leader of North Korea again recklessly tried to provoke something by launching a missile”.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday made a new appeal calling for calm on the Korean peninsula.
