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North Korea writes rare letter to House protesting new sanctions
Source: USA Today
North Korea writes rare letter to House protesting new sanctions
Kim Hjelmgaard , USA TODAY Published 6:10 a.m. ET May 12, 2017 | Updated 30 minutes ago
A North Korean parliamentary committee made a rare move Friday, sending a letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives over its new package of sanctions.
The missive comes as Pyongyang has been in high-outrage mode for weeks after President Trump threatened the reclusive nation with military action over its ballistic and nuclear weapons tests, and over North Korea's claims it thwarted a CIA plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un with a bomb laced with chemical weapons.
The committee denounced the sanctions as "the most heinous act against humanity that not only infringes upon the sacred sovereignty of (North Korea) but also arbitrarily violates universal principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries which run through the United Nations Charter." North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency published the letter.
Since North Korea and the United States have no formal diplomatic relations and virtually no official channels of communication, it was not immediately clear how the letter was dispatched if it was sent by mail, email or even how it was addressed. The was also no immediate word on whether it had been received.
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Kim Hjelmgaard , USA TODAY Published 6:10 a.m. ET May 12, 2017 | Updated 30 minutes ago
A North Korean parliamentary committee made a rare move Friday, sending a letter of protest to the U.S. House of Representatives over its new package of sanctions.
The missive comes as Pyongyang has been in high-outrage mode for weeks after President Trump threatened the reclusive nation with military action over its ballistic and nuclear weapons tests, and over North Korea's claims it thwarted a CIA plot to assassinate leader Kim Jong Un with a bomb laced with chemical weapons.
The committee denounced the sanctions as "the most heinous act against humanity that not only infringes upon the sacred sovereignty of (North Korea) but also arbitrarily violates universal principles of sovereign equality and non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries which run through the United Nations Charter." North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency published the letter.
Since North Korea and the United States have no formal diplomatic relations and virtually no official channels of communication, it was not immediately clear how the letter was dispatched if it was sent by mail, email or even how it was addressed. The was also no immediate word on whether it had been received.
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Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/12/north-korea-sends-rare-letter-to-house-over-sanctions/101586472/
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North Korea writes rare letter to House protesting new sanctions (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2017
OP
Did they send it as a certified letter? That's the only kind that counts. NT
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2017
#1
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,290 posts)1. Did they send it as a certified letter? That's the only kind that counts. NT
gordianot
(15,233 posts)2. If the author needs to get a new job should consider PR for Trump.
Apparently North Korea has their own Kellyanne.
nykym
(3,063 posts)3. Kim had his personal
bodyguard deliver it to the House.