Seoul, June 5, 2025 (AFP) - North Korea slams Macron's 'shocking claptrap' about its ties with Russia

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2025-06-05
North Korean state media slammed French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday over "imprudent" comments on Pyongyang's ties with Moscow, calling them "shocking claptrap". In a commentary shared by North Korea's state news agency KCNA, analyst Choe Ju Hyun took aim at comments by the French leader during the recent Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Macron suggested that the NATO defence alliance could become involved in Asia if China did not do mo......
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