The President of the U.S, Donald Trump, and Supreme Leader of N. Korea, Kim Jong-un. (Image via Fox News)

Denuclearization talks continue, N. Korea fires up projectiles

On Tuesday, North Korea (N. Korea) and the United States (U.S) agreed to resume their “working-level” negotiation to realize denuclearization for the peace in the Korean Peninsula. On Monday, speaking at the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, N. Korean Ambassador for the U.N, Kim Song, encouraged the U.S and N. Korea to meet and talk about the denuclearization.

How did N. Korea celebrate the announcement? By launching projectiles.

Just hours after the announcement on Wednesday morning, N. Korea launched two projectiles from Wonsan Port, the eastern coast of N. Korea. One of the projectiles flew 450km with an altitude of 910km before dropping itself into the Sea of Japan, inside the area of Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The firing marked the 11th time N. Korea tested its projectiles in 2019.

The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, “strongly” condemned the projectile firing, stating that it was against United Nations Security Council resolution for N. Korea to ban any usage of ballistic missile technology.

Both N. Korean Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Choe Sun Hui, and U.S State Department, Morgan Ortagus, confirmed the announcement that N. Korea and the U.S agreed to hold a “working-level” negotiation about denuclearization. The talk will be held on 5 October with a preliminary contract the day before the talks.

Regarding the venue of the talks, Ortagus and Choe did not specify. Since Hanoi Summit in February, denuclearization talks between the U.S and N. Korea remained stagnant.

Source: https://bbc.in/2ownOBm