Kim Jong-un vows to expand diplomacy amid stalled nuclear-weapons talks
North Korea’s leader discusses reshaping ties with South Korea at the governing party’s eighth congress
08 January 2021 - 09:32
Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un explored ways to renew inter-Korean ties and vowed to expand diplomatic relations, state media said on Friday, as he hosted a rare party congress less than two weeks before US president-elect Joe Biden takes office.
The eighth congress of the governing Workers’ Party came amid a prolonged gridlock in negotiations aimed at dismantling North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes in return for US sanction relief...
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