March 29, 2024
KCNA KCNA.kp (En)

Press Statement of Policy Research Director of Institute for American Studies, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK

Date: 16/12/2018 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, December 16 (KCNA) -- The policy research director of the Institute for American Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Sunday issued the following statement:

It is a significant event for ensuring peace and security of the region and beyond that the top leaders of the DPRK and the U.S. committed themselves to improve the DPRK-U.S. relations at the historic DPRK-U.S. summit held in Singapore last June, and the current DPRK-U.S. relations are advancing along the steadfast will of the top leaders to follow through on the Singapore DPRK-U.S. Joint Statement in good faith.

However, the continued commission by the United States of vicious anti-DPRK hostile actions, running counter to these developments, prompts my shock and indignation.

During the past six months since the Singapore DPRK-U.S. summit, the U.S. high-ranking politicians including the secretary of state have almost every day slandered the DPRK out of sheer malice, and the State Department and the Treasury Department have taken anti-DPRK sanctions measures for as many as eight times against the companies, individuals and ships of not only the DPRK but also Russia, China and other third countries by fabricating pretexts of all hues such as money laundering, illegal transactions through ship-to-ship transfer and cyber-attack.

Recently, the U.S. is resorting to anti-DPRK human rights plot in such a way that it carries deliberate provocation by adding high-ranking government officials of the DPRK, a sovereign state, to its unilateral sanctions list, while taking issue with the non-existent "human rights issue".

Now, the international society is unanimous in welcoming the proactive denuclearization steps taken by the DPRK and urging the U.S. to respond to these steps in a corresponding manner. And president Trump avails himself of every possible occasion to state his willingness to improve DPRK-U.S. relations.

Far from the statements of the president, the State Department is instead bent on bringing the DPRK-U.S. relations back to the status of last year which was marked by exchanges of fire. I cannot help but throw doubt on the ulterior motive of the State Department.

If they are a sort of diplomats of "only superpower", they should at least realize from the past record of the DPRK-U.S. relations that sanctions and pressure would not work against the DPRK.

The United States will not be unaware of the self-evident fact that its threat, blackmail and pressure against the other side cannot be a solution under the relations of pent-up confrontation, mistrust and hostility between the DPRK and the U.S. and deterioration of the situation that might be incurred by these hostile actions would not be beneficial for peace and security of the Korean peninsula and beyond.

Since we know too well that the deep-rooted hostility between the DPRK and the U.S. cannot be redressed overnight, we have been proposing that the DPRK-U.S. relations be improved on a step-by-step approach of resolving what is feasible one by one, by giving priority to confidence building.

If the high-ranking politicians within the U.S. administration including the State Department had calculated that they could drive us into giving up nuclear weapons by way of increasing the anti-DPRK sanctions and pressure and human rights racket to an unprecedented level, which has nothing to do with confidence building, it will count as greatest miscalculation, and it will block the path to denuclearization on the Korean peninsula forever - a result desired by no one.

The U.S. should realize before it is too late that "maximum pressure" would not work against us and take a sincere approach to implementing the Singapore DPRK-U.S. Joint Statement. -0-

More From KCNA.kp (En)

DPRK Foreign Minister Issues Press Statement

DPRK Foreign Minister Issues Press Statement

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, issued the following

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, issued the following

DPRK Ambassador to China Clarifies Stand on Japan-proposed Contact

DPRK Ambassador to China Clarifies Stand on Japan-proposed Contact

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Ri Ryong Nam, DPRK ambassador to China, made public the following stand on the contact proposed by

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Ri Ryong Nam, DPRK ambassador to China, made public the following stand on the contact proposed by

Press Review

Press Review

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday: - Choe

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday: - Choe

Pyongyang in Great Era of Kim Jong Un

Pyongyang in Great Era of Kim Jong Un

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- 5) Better educational conditions and environment for guaranteeing the building of a powerful

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- 5) Better educational conditions and environment for guaranteeing the building of a powerful

We Have Confidence in Our Ideal and Determination: Rodong Sinmun

We Have Confidence in Our Ideal and Determination: Rodong Sinmun

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Today, we are ushering in a new stirring era of national rejuvenation with firm confidence in

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Today, we are ushering in a new stirring era of national rejuvenation with firm confidence in

Construction of Goat Farms Supported

Construction of Goat Farms Supported

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Officials of ministries and national agencies in the DPRK are giving positive support to the

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Officials of ministries and national agencies in the DPRK are giving positive support to the

Cement Production Goes up

Cement Production Goes up

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Officials and workers of the Sunchon Cement Complex in the DPRK have renewed the last year's peak

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Officials and workers of the Sunchon Cement Complex in the DPRK have renewed the last year's peak

Chemical Auxiliary Reagents Developed

Chemical Auxiliary Reagents Developed

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill in the DPRK developed in its own way chemical auxiliary reagents for

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The Sinuiju Chemical Fibre Mill in the DPRK developed in its own way chemical auxiliary reagents for

Efforts Concentrated on Tilling Farm Fields

Efforts Concentrated on Tilling Farm Fields

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Agricultural officials and workers across the DPRK concentrate their efforts on the immediate

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Agricultural officials and workers across the DPRK concentrate their efforts on the immediate

Rural Housing Construction Propelled

Rural Housing Construction Propelled

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The rural housing construction is progressing apace in North Hamgyong Province of the DPRK.

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The rural housing construction is progressing apace in North Hamgyong Province of the DPRK.

Building of Regional-industry Factories in Full Swing in DPRK

Building of Regional-industry Factories in Full Swing in DPRK

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The 124th regiments of the Korean People's Army (KPA) perform feats in the van of the 10-year

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The 124th regiments of the Korean People's Army (KPA) perform feats in the van of the 10-year

Workshop for UAWK Officials Held

Workshop for UAWK Officials Held

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- A workshop for chairpersons of the provincial, city and county committees of the Union of

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- A workshop for chairpersons of the provincial, city and county committees of the Union of

Sowing of Rice Seeds in Full Swing

Sowing of Rice Seeds in Full Swing

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Agricultural officials and workers in Nampho Municipality of the DPRK have turned out in the

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Agricultural officials and workers in Nampho Municipality of the DPRK have turned out in the

Sci-tech Presentation

Sci-tech Presentation

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The 2024 national sci-tech presentation in the field of underground resources protection took place

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- The 2024 national sci-tech presentation in the field of underground resources protection took place

Choe Ryong Hae Inspects Mangyongdae Vegetable Farm

Choe Ryong Hae Inspects Mangyongdae Vegetable Farm

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., Workers' Party of

March 29, 2024

Pyongyang, March 29 (KCNA) -- Choe Ryong Hae, member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the C.C., Workers' Party of

Preparations for New School Year Made in DPRK

Preparations for New School Year Made in DPRK

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Preparations for the new school year are being made in the DPRK. The Ministry of Education directs

March 28, 2024

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Preparations for the new school year are being made in the DPRK. The Ministry of Education directs

Medical Service Improved in DPRK

Medical Service Improved in DPRK

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Efforts are being made in the DPRK to put medical service on a scientific and modern basis.

March 28, 2024

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- Efforts are being made in the DPRK to put medical service on a scientific and modern basis.

Socialist Emulation Reviewed in DPRK

Socialist Emulation Reviewed in DPRK

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in the DPRK on Wednesday to review the 2023 socialist emulation among key

March 28, 2024

Pyongyang, March 28 (KCNA) -- A meeting was held in the DPRK on Wednesday to review the 2023 socialist emulation among key

More Articles