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Four diplomatic and defense ministers from both South Korea and the United States are scheduled to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue in one place today (18th). Ahead of this, there is a talk released in North Korea. I’ll connect to the press and find out about this news.
Reporter Kang Beo-deul and US Ministers Ahead of their visit to Korea, Labor Party Vice President Kim Yeo-jeong gave a talk. What is the content of today?
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Yes. A speech in the name of the First Vice Minister of North Korean Foreign Affairs Choi Sun-hee came out.
In a discourse, North Korea also reaffirmed its recent attempts to contact the United States and stated that it would not engage in dialogue as long as it pursues a hostile policy toward North Korea.
Let’s take a closer look. It is said that the United States has been in contact through various channels since mid-February and requested a response through a third country the night before the joint military training.
After Biden’s administration, the only policy toward North Korea was’the threat of North Korea’ and’complete denuclearization’. I did it.
He also said that in order to have a conversation, he said,’We must have an atmosphere where we can sit down equally and communicate with each other.’
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There is also news of an accident in Korea this morning, after an explosion at a factory in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do. You haven’t found the missing factory worker yet?
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Yes. The missing person is an employee of this electronic component factory, but the situation has not been found.
The first reception at 1:48 in the morning was not a fire, but a report that a person was collapsed.
But when the paramedics arrived, there was a sudden explosion and a fire, and the debris wounded three paramedics and all of the ambulances were burned.
The scale of explosions and fires was large as it was an electronic parts factory with many dangerous substances such as toluene and acetone.
All factories on a 3,000 square meter site were burned, and nearby houses were also damaged by broken windows.
Seven people were injured, including three paramedics, of which two factory workers were seriously injured.
All the fires are out around 5:19, and fire departments are looking for missing employees, cleaning up chemicals and identifying the cause of the fire.
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If you look at the situation in Myanmar where protests and violence are continuing… I am also interested in whether the armed struggle is starting now. Aung San Suu Kyi’s side joined hands with the minority militants, right?
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On the 17th local time, a group formed by the people of Myanmar’s Suzy officials who won the election in November last year made a statement.
He said, “We will build a federal alliance together,” saying, “We will remove militants from ethnic minority groups that have long been in conflict with the Myanmar government and have been in conflict with the Myanmar government. We must defeat evil with our united hands.’
If armed groups of minority ethnic groups, which make up 40% of Myanmar’s population, join Suzy, the anti-coup movements that citizens have fought with non-violent peaceful protests will also change.
The possibility of armed struggle is mentioned, and Suzy’s UN envoy has already mentioned the possibility of a’civil war’.
According to local media Iwaradi, at least 216 citizens have been killed by the military since the 1st of last month.
It is said that the military has blocked the Internet, such as Wi-Fi in public places, last night because of reluctance to report indiscriminate violence against citizens.