South Korea Says North Korea Has Withdrawn Its Staff From The Kaesong Liason Office

ABC News Online: North Korea abruptly withdraws staff from Kaesong liaison office with South Korea

North Korea has abruptly withdrawn its staff from a liaison office with South Korea, a development that is likely to put a damper on ties between the countries and further complicate global diplomacy on North Korea's nuclear program.

The North Korean action came a week after Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui threatened to pull out of nuclear negotiations with the United States, citing a lack of US steps to match disarmament measures it took last year.

Her warning followed a US-North Korea summit in February that collapsed due to disputes over United States-led sanctions on the North.

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WNU Editor: This is a major setback, and happened because of the yesterday's U.S. Treasury announcement that the U.S. was imposing new sanctions on North Korea. In response, President Trump reversed these new sanctions today .... Trump surprises by revoking North Korea sanctions immediately after Treasury imposes them (FOX News).

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