SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for "diplomatic and military countermeasures", state media said Tuesday (Dec 31), ahead of a year-end deadline for Washington to change its stance on stalled nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
His latest comments, made during a meeting of top ruling party officials in Pyongyang on Monday, came ahead of his set-piece New Year speech that could flesh out a threat to seek a "new way" forward after the expiration of the year-end deadline.
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