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After Trump victory, N’Korea seeks to normalize relationship with US
The emergence of Donald Trump as President-elect of the United States of America has seen nations which were hitherto unfriendly with America seeking to normalize relationship with the world power.
The government of North Korea has signaled its intention to stabilize its relationship with America as it will pursue its policy of “simultaneous development” of both its nuclear programme and the economy, So Se Pyong, North Korea’s Ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva said. “It will be continued.”
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So spoke in an interview at the diplomatic mission of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Geneva, as North Korean officials began “unofficial and informal discussions” with U.S. academics and former U.S. officials in the Swiss city.
“The (DPRK) delegation is here now. But as you know, it is a ‘Track 2’,” he said, referring to the latest informal meeting in a series this year. The two countries have had no official dialogue since Kim Jong Un assumed power in 2011.
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