US and North Korea have had a hard time finding common ground at UN Security Council ministerial talks on North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says North Korea has yet to prove it's capable of hitting the United States with nuclear missiles.
Palestinians have again rellied after Friday prayers to protest US President Donald Trump for his recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel earlier this month.
4 people were dead and more than 550 injured.
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Key words : US and North
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US and North Korea are having a hard time finding common ground. Diplomats from both countries traded harsh words at UN Security Council ministerial talks on North Korea's nuclear and missile development.
Criticism between US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and North Korean Ambassador to the UN, Ja Song Nam prevented the talks from being productive.
Friday's meeting was convened at the request of Japan, this month's chair of the Security Council. From the outset, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, the chair of the meeting, criticized North Korea.
He urged all UN member nations to send a clear message that the international community would never accept North Korea's nuclear arms.
Following Kono's comment, Tillerson said continued cessation of the North's threatening behavior was needed for the US to engage in talks with Pyongyang.
He revised his former remarks on proposing dialogue with the North without preconditions.
North Korean envoy Ja Song Nam said the US is the first to blame for nuclear proliferation because it has been investing massive funds into the modernization of nuclear weapons.
Then, Tillerson again said that the US will never accept nuclear-armed North Korea. He said the North alone is responsible for creating tensions.
Criticism between US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and North Korean Ambassador to the UN, Ja Song Nam prevented the talks from being productive.
Friday's meeting was convened at the request of Japan, this month's chair of the Security Council. From the outset, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono, the chair of the meeting, criticized North Korea.
He urged all UN member nations to send a clear message that the international community would never accept North Korea's nuclear arms.
Following Kono's comment, Tillerson said continued cessation of the North's threatening behavior was needed for the US to engage in talks with Pyongyang.
He revised his former remarks on proposing dialogue with the North without preconditions.
North Korean envoy Ja Song Nam said the US is the first to blame for nuclear proliferation because it has been investing massive funds into the modernization of nuclear weapons.
Then, Tillerson again said that the US will never accept nuclear-armed North Korea. He said the North alone is responsible for creating tensions.
Key words : foreign minister wrapped security council
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Japan's foreign minister has wrapped up a UN Security Council ministerial-level meeting by repeating his call on member nations to maximize pressure on North Korea.
Speaking as chair of the meeting, Taro Kono urged all UN members to fully implement Security Council resolutions toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Kono said participants have condemned in the strongest terms North Korea's provocative acts that have violated UNSC resolutions.
He said the meeting reconfirmed the international community will never tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea.
Kono told reporters later that many countries expressed grave concerns about the North's human rights violations.
He said some also referred to other threats from the North, including the development and proliferation of chemical weapons, as well as cyber-attacks.
Speaking as chair of the meeting, Taro Kono urged all UN members to fully implement Security Council resolutions toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Kono said participants have condemned in the strongest terms North Korea's provocative acts that have violated UNSC resolutions.
He said the meeting reconfirmed the international community will never tolerate a nuclear-armed North Korea.
Kono told reporters later that many countries expressed grave concerns about the North's human rights violations.
He said some also referred to other threats from the North, including the development and proliferation of chemical weapons, as well as cyber-attacks.
Key words : Kono met Antonio
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Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have shared their concerns about North Korea. They agreed that the North doesn't understand how serious the crisis is.
The pair met at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
Guterres briefed Kono on the recent visit to North Korea by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.
Kono and Guterres also referred to Friday's Security Council ministerial meeting, where participants called for an increase in pressure on the North.
The pair confirmed that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is essential for peace and stability.
Kono pledged Japan's support for Guterres' efforts to reform the United Nations, and called for simultaneous changes to the Security Council.
The pair met at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday.
Guterres briefed Kono on the recent visit to North Korea by UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman.
Kono and Guterres also referred to Friday's Security Council ministerial meeting, where participants called for an increase in pressure on the North.
The pair confirmed that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is essential for peace and stability.
Kono pledged Japan's support for Guterres' efforts to reform the United Nations, and called for simultaneous changes to the Security Council.
Key words : US defense
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US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says North Korea has yet to prove it's capable of hitting the United States with nuclear missiles.
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on November 29th.The country says it was a successful launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-15. It claims the missile can carry a heavy nuclear warhead to anywhere on the US mainland.
But Mattis told reporters on Friday that such capability has not been proven. He said analysis is still ongoing.
US government sources have told NHK that North Korea has not demonstrated it has the technology to enable an ICBM warhead to survive re-entry into the atmosphere.
A US research group says the Hwasong-15 may be able to reach the US but it has problems with re-entry.
Some US media have reported the warhead carried by the test missile last month is likely to have broken up in the Earth's atmosphere.
The group warns the North may conduct more tests to improve its ability to hit a target on the ground.
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on November 29th.The country says it was a successful launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the Hwasong-15. It claims the missile can carry a heavy nuclear warhead to anywhere on the US mainland.
But Mattis told reporters on Friday that such capability has not been proven. He said analysis is still ongoing.
US government sources have told NHK that North Korea has not demonstrated it has the technology to enable an ICBM warhead to survive re-entry into the atmosphere.
A US research group says the Hwasong-15 may be able to reach the US but it has problems with re-entry.
Some US media have reported the warhead carried by the test missile last month is likely to have broken up in the Earth's atmosphere.
The group warns the North may conduct more tests to improve its ability to hit a target on the ground.
Key words : Japanese hosted human rights
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Experts have gathered at an international symposium hosted by the Japanese government in Tokyo to discuss ways to deal with human rights violations in North Korea.
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea Tomas Ojea Quintana spoke at the symposium on Saturday. He said that abduction is a crime that continues until the abductee is returned.
Quintana added that while war must be avoided, the priority of resolving human rights issues should not be lowered.
He also said that holding North Korea accountable for human rights abuses is one way to apply pressure on it.
During a panel discussion, Professor Lee Jung-hoon of Yonsei University in South Korea said that abduction is not solely a Japanese issue, as citizens of South Korea, Thailand and Jordan have also been taken.
He said the countries should work harder together to resolve the issue.
Assistant Director Jenny Town of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said that tenacity is crucial. She said that Pyongyang is tough in negotiations and that quick results should not be anticipated.
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in North Korea Tomas Ojea Quintana spoke at the symposium on Saturday. He said that abduction is a crime that continues until the abductee is returned.
Quintana added that while war must be avoided, the priority of resolving human rights issues should not be lowered.
He also said that holding North Korea accountable for human rights abuses is one way to apply pressure on it.
During a panel discussion, Professor Lee Jung-hoon of Yonsei University in South Korea said that abduction is not solely a Japanese issue, as citizens of South Korea, Thailand and Jordan have also been taken.
He said the countries should work harder together to resolve the issue.
Assistant Director Jenny Town of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said that tenacity is crucial. She said that Pyongyang is tough in negotiations and that quick results should not be anticipated.
Key words : families
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Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents have gathered to mourn 2 members of their group who died earlier this month.
Charles Robert Jenkins died on Monday at the age of 77.
He was the American husband of a former abductee, Hitomi Soga. They married in North Korea.
Nobuko Masumoto also died on Tuesday, at the age of 90. She was the mother of Rumiko Masumoto, who was abducted and taken to North Korea in 1978.
The group held a general assembly in Tokyo on Saturday. Family members from across Japan offered silent prayers.
The leader of the group, Shigeo Iizuka, said it is very disappointing that group members have passed away while waiting for their relatives to return from the North.
It has been 40 years since a Japanese schoolgirl, Megumi Yokota, was abducted and taken to North Korea.
The government says at least 17 Japanese citizens were abducted by the North in the 1970s and 80s. Five were returned in 2002, but the other 12 remain unaccounted for.
Since 2002, six parents of the abductees, including Nobuko Masumoto, have died without being able to reunite with their loved ones.
Iizuka said he is determined to urge the government to resolve the issue immediately. His sister Yaeko Taguchi is an abductee.
Takuya Yokota, Megumi's brother, said he wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to take the issue seriously.
Charles Robert Jenkins died on Monday at the age of 77.
He was the American husband of a former abductee, Hitomi Soga. They married in North Korea.
Nobuko Masumoto also died on Tuesday, at the age of 90. She was the mother of Rumiko Masumoto, who was abducted and taken to North Korea in 1978.
The group held a general assembly in Tokyo on Saturday. Family members from across Japan offered silent prayers.
The leader of the group, Shigeo Iizuka, said it is very disappointing that group members have passed away while waiting for their relatives to return from the North.
It has been 40 years since a Japanese schoolgirl, Megumi Yokota, was abducted and taken to North Korea.
The government says at least 17 Japanese citizens were abducted by the North in the 1970s and 80s. Five were returned in 2002, but the other 12 remain unaccounted for.
Since 2002, six parents of the abductees, including Nobuko Masumoto, have died without being able to reunite with their loved ones.
Iizuka said he is determined to urge the government to resolve the issue immediately. His sister Yaeko Taguchi is an abductee.
Takuya Yokota, Megumi's brother, said he wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to take the issue seriously.
Key words : palestinian recognition injured
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Palestinians have again staged protests after Friday prayers. It is part of the ongoing response to US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel earlier this month.
Palestinians have designated Friday as a day of rage. Local health authorities and the Red Crescent say clashes with Israeli forces left 4 people dead and more than 550 injured.
In Jerusalem, Israeli authorities set up road blocks and mobilized more police officers to subdue Palestinian demonstrators.
In the Gaza Strip, and in Bethlehem on the West Bank, the Israeli military responded to stone-throwing Palestinians with bullets and a barrage of tear gas shells.
Palestinians are strongly opposing US Vice President Mike Pence's scheduled visit to Jerusalem next week.
It's feared the clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops could continue ahead of Pence's visit.
Palestinians have designated Friday as a day of rage. Local health authorities and the Red Crescent say clashes with Israeli forces left 4 people dead and more than 550 injured.
In Jerusalem, Israeli authorities set up road blocks and mobilized more police officers to subdue Palestinian demonstrators.
In the Gaza Strip, and in Bethlehem on the West Bank, the Israeli military responded to stone-throwing Palestinians with bullets and a barrage of tear gas shells.
Palestinians are strongly opposing US Vice President Mike Pence's scheduled visit to Jerusalem next week.
It's feared the clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops could continue ahead of Pence's visit.
Key words : China economic assistance
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China says it will increase its economic assistance to 5 Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge on Friday during talks in Dali, southwestern China, with foreign ministers from 5 other nations. They were from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos.
Wang said China has to fulfill its international responsibility and wants to promote development with countries along the Mekong.
The participants reportedly discussed a 5-year action plan to be adopted during a summit meeting of the 6 nations scheduled for January in Cambodia.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn welcomed China's involvement in the region. He told reporters after the meeting that proposals by China will act like a "bulldozer" to push forward cooperation among the countries.
China last year created a 10-billion-dollar fund for regional infrastructure and other projects.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the pledge on Friday during talks in Dali, southwestern China, with foreign ministers from 5 other nations. They were from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Laos.
Wang said China has to fulfill its international responsibility and wants to promote development with countries along the Mekong.
The participants reportedly discussed a 5-year action plan to be adopted during a summit meeting of the 6 nations scheduled for January in Cambodia.
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn welcomed China's involvement in the region. He told reporters after the meeting that proposals by China will act like a "bulldozer" to push forward cooperation among the countries.
China last year created a 10-billion-dollar fund for regional infrastructure and other projects.
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