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UN Chief Meets North Korean President at Olympics, Stresses Need for Dialogue
UN Chief Meets North Korean President at Olympics, Stresses Need for Dialogue
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met briefly with North Korean President Kim Yong Nam on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics where... 09.02.2018, Sputnik International
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UN Chief Meets North Korean President at Olympics, Stresses Need for Dialogue
20:39 GMT 09.02.2018 (Updated: 10:59 GMT 26.10.2022) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met briefly with North Korean President Kim Yong Nam on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics where he underscored hopes that dialogue will lead to a denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, UN spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters at a daily press briefing in New York on Friday.
"[Guterres] did have a brief exchange [with] President Kim in which he once more reiterated… his expectation and hope that all parties will use dialogue to achieve peaceful denuclearization," Haq said. The two attended a dinner hosted by South Korean President Moon Jae In at the opening of the Olympics.
Earlier in the day, a 22-member delegation of North Korean officials including the sister of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un and led by Kim Yong Nam arrived in South Korea at Incheon International Airport.
9 February 2018, 05:58 GMT
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games will last from February 9 to February 25, taking place in Pyeongchang and two nearby cities, Gangneung and Jeongseon, in South Korea.
Despite a calm period during the Winter Olympic Games, the situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to be tense, since North Korea conducted a series of missile launches, as well as a nuclear test in 2017. As a response, the UN Security Council introduced new international sanctions against Pyongyang in December.