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The United States and North Korea have both indicated a willingness to hold another summit meeting while concurrently downplaying its likelihood. Pyongyang rejects working-level meetings that would lay the necessary groundwork for a detailed agreement, although Secretary of State Michael Pompeo commented that bilateral communication has occurred. Rampant speculation continues, however, of either a significant North Korean provocation or an abrupt summit to sign a minimalist denuclearization acco...

North Korea may create the post of first vice foreign minister in a bid to deal with affairs with South Korea, as the country has been pushing to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean ties, a Seoul official said Friday. Ko Young-hwan, a former North Korean diplomat who has become special adviser to South Korea's unification minister, said North Korea could appoint Ri Son-gwon, head of the United Front Depar...

North Korea may let the first vice foreign minister handle inter-Korean affairs as the country has been pushing to abolish agencies in charge of ties between the two Koreas in a show of animosity toward the South, a Seoul official said Friday.

Pyongyang used to describe the nuclear arsenal as the ‘treasure of Koreans,’ hinting non-use against the South.

The decision comes amid the firm stance of South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol on implementing hardline policy towards Pyongyang.

Yoon Suk Yeol’s remarks come a day after the North Korean leader’s fresh warning against Seoul.

A window for dialogue must be created so as to prevent inter-Korean clashes

North Korea began discussions on dismantling agencies in charge of inter-Korean relations, state media reported Monday, after leader Kim Jong-un said there is no point in seeking reconciliation and unification with South Korea.

A key North Korean official in charge of Pyongyangs missile development has been leading an agency considered to be handling the countrys policy of strengthening its nuclear force, South Koreas unification ministry said Thursday.

A former top-level spy and military general who was behind multiple attacks against the South Korean military has returned to the center stage of North Korean politics.