North Korean vice foreign minister Han Song-ryol at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. A group of former US diplomats held closed door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. Photo: AFP
North Korean vice foreign minister Han Song-ryol at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. A group of former US diplomats held closed door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. Photo: AFP
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Pyongyang lashes out at UN sanctions threat, as US and North Korea confirm ‘secret’ talks in Malaysia

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 5:23pm, 24 Oct, 2016

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North Korean vice foreign minister Han Song-ryol at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. A group of former US diplomats held closed door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. Photo: AFP
North Korean vice foreign minister Han Song-ryol at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. A group of former US diplomats held closed door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even as international efforts gather pace to further isolate North Korea, diplomatically and economically. Photo: AFP
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