Ri Yong-ho (North Korea)

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China Vows to Play a ‘Constructive Role’ in Resolving the Korean Peninsula Issue
ByMichael Armstrong May 3, 2018

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho, second right, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Image Credit: AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin Chinese foreign minister is visiting North Korea now and Chinese premier is to visit Japan soon. The world’s attention has…

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South Korean President Moon’s Gamble for Peace With North Korea Has Paid Off
ByMichael Armstrong March 22, 2018March 23, 2018

But the diplomatic process will be managed by US and Korean spy agencies. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is greeted by his supporters in Goyang, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo / Lee Jin-man) On May 7, 2017, two days before Moon Jae-in’s historic election as South Korea’s president, I interviewed the former human-rights lawyer after he spoke to…

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