Monday, February 27, 2017

Current Events 5/1: North Korea cancels meetings with US

Noah Hirsch
February 27, 2016
North Korea cancels meeting with US

Informal talks scheduled for next week between a North Korean delegation and a team of former US officials were canceled Friday after the Trump administration withdrew its initial approval of the North Koreans' visas.  Two of the people who had planned to participate said that the talks were going to be held in New York between the US experts and a six-member team of North Koreans led by Choe Son-hui, the director of the American affairs bureau of the country's foreign ministry.

Trumps actions cost the US a chance to have a rational discussion with North Korea.  I don't understand why he would withdraw their visas right before a meeting was scheduled.  Now we might never have that chance of a simple sit down discussion again. 

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