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There should be no illusions about the underlying threats to world peace
Kim Yong Chol (right) former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, sits across from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a meeting today
DISCUSSIONS in New York between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and General Kim Yong Chol revive hopes of progress towards a reduction of tension and the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
Over recent weeks North Korea has made consistent attempts to keep discussions on track and to enhance confidence-building measures.
But there should be no illusions about the underlying threats to world peace — or that they result from a dangerous brinkmanship by the United States.
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