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North Korea wants sanctions eased on metal, fuel and ‘liquor and suits’ to restart US talks
The Guardian ^ | 03 Aug 2021 | Guardian Staff and Agencies

Posted on 08/04/2021 2:09:22 AM PDT by blueplum

North Korea wants a raft of international sanctions eased – including on imports of luxury items such as high-class liquors and suits – before it will restart denuclearisation talks with the United States, South Korean lawmakers have said.

Pyongyang has also called for sanctions banning its metal exports and imports of refined fuel and other necessities to be lifted, the lawmakers said on Tuesday after being briefed by Park Jie-won, head of the South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS).

The remarks came as the NIS said North Korea was distributing emergency military reserves of rice amid a severe food shortage and

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beerforhorses; cognacforpeace; northkorea; rocketman; suitsfornukes

1 posted on 08/04/2021 2:09:22 AM PDT by blueplum
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Remember that those who criticized Trump for wanting to improve relations with NK are the same people who gave NK (via Bill Clinton) nuclear technology. We should give NK nothing, as we were told the past 4 years they are evil. Biden will appease them as he does Iran.


2 posted on 08/04/2021 2:45:03 AM PDT by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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The Red Chinese masters of Harris/Biden will demand it...so it will be done.
3 posted on 08/04/2021 2:54:22 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Ballots)
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To: blueplum

Hmm, an NK suit... I cannot possibly fathom how crappy that suit would be manufactured.


4 posted on 08/04/2021 3:21:55 AM PDT by Clutch Martin (The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
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I think the idea is, he wants some Italian silk suits along with a few summer and winter wools. Maybe a red tie or two :) In case Trump visits. Never know.


5 posted on 08/04/2021 3:48:45 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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Once they start asking for talks to resume, a REAL negotiator (Trump) would ADD sanctions, not reduce them.


6 posted on 08/04/2021 4:35:03 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The stoMr. Penkevichne age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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All dressed up and no place to go...


7 posted on 08/04/2021 4:43:30 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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