Tuesday, March 27, 2018

As Bolton Pick Raises Fears of Pre-Emptive Attack, Pyongyang Urges US to Adopt 'Serious Attitude' for Peace

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton 

A senior North Korea official on Monday urged the United States to behave as if it seriously wants peace.

In his short speech to the general assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a global organization based in Geneva, Ri Jong Hyok said, "Now is the high time to put an end to the U.S. anachronistic anti-DPRK hostile policy and its futile moves of sanctions and pressure."

"The United States should properly understand our position and come out in a manner of sincere and serious attitude for positively contributing to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula," Ri, a member of the Supreme People’s Assembly and director of the National Reunification Institute, added.

He has previously said the United States' decades-long nuclear threats were the sole driving factor behind his country's development of nuclear weapons, and asserted Monday that his country wants to build a "just and peaceful new world, free from aggression and war."

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Source: Common Dreams

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