N Korea blames US for tensions in rare UN talks

North Korea blamed US "nuclear blackmail" for soaring tensions over its weapons programme in rare meetings with senior United Nations official Jeffrey Feltman.
North Korea blamed US "nuclear blackmail" for soaring tensions over its weapons programme in rare meetings with senior United Nations official Jeffrey Feltman.PHOTO: AFP
UN under-secretary general for political affairs Jeffrey Feltman (left) and North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec 7, 2017.
UN under-secretary general for political affairs Jeffrey Feltman (left) and North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec 7, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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