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At UN, North Korea assails US over sanctions

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North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Saturday accused the United States of hindering peace efforts on the Korean peninsula with its insistence on enforcing tough economic sanctions against his country.

Addressing the United Nations General Assembly, Ri said "the recent deadlock is because the US relies on coercive measures which are lethal to trust-building.

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First Published: Sep 29 2018 | 9:15 PM IST

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