North Korea lashed back at the United States for taking issue with its human rights record on Saturday, saying Washington’s “malicious words” would only aggravate tensions on the Korean Peninsula, state news agency KCNA reported. The KCNA statement, attributed to a foreign ministry spokesperson, warned that if the United States dared to take issue with the North’s system of government by citing human rights problems, it would “pay dearly”. The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday condemned North Korea’s “long-standing and ...
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The KCNA statement warned that if the United States dared to take issue with the North's system of government by citing human rights problems, it would "pay dearly"
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Joyce Lee | Reuters Last Updated at December 22, 2019 01:06 IST
First Published: Sun, December 22 2019. 00:59 IST
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