World on tenterhooks after North Korea promises more ‘gift packages’
Vladivostok/Seoul — South Korean President Moon Jae-in told Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that the situation on the Korean peninsula could become unpredictable if Pyongyang did not halt its "provocative actions" after its latest nuclear bomb test. Putin and Moon met on the sidelines of an economic summit in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok, amid mounting international concern that their shared neighbour plans more weapons tests, possibly a long-range missile launch, ahead of a key anniversary at the weekend. A top North Korean diplomat has warned that more "gift packages" to the US are being readied. South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Wednesday it was still expecting more activity from the North. Moon, who came to power earlier this year advocating a policy of pursuing engagement with Pyongyang, has come under increasing pressure to take a harder line on North Korea. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who us to discuss North Korea with Moon and Putin...
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