North Korea Denounces U.S. Over Human Trafficking Blacklisting
Faizan Hashmi Published December 13, 2018 | 06:48 PM
The North Korea on Thursday lashed out at the United States for pressuring the communist nation over human rights issues, calling it an "intolerable insult" and "political provocation.
"The U.S.'s intention lies in condemning our country as a human trafficking country, making a scratch on our republic's image and thereby creating a mood for sanctions pressure," Uriminzokkiri, one of the North's propaganda websites, said in an article.
Other propaganda websites, including Meari, have been carrying similar articles since early this week.
The U.S. said it will continue to urge North Korea to address its human rights abuses.
These measures came amid a deadlock in nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang. North Korea wants the U.S. to ease sanctions in exchange for the denuclearization steps the regime has taken so far, but the U.S. insists that sanctions relief is possible only after the North's complete denuclearization.
The North has claimed that the U.S. taking issue with its human rights situation is a tactic to draw concessions in the stalled denuclearization talks.
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