N.Korea's Kim says to prepare for 'both dialogue and confrontation' with U.S. -KCNA


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  • Friday, 18 Jun 2021

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the third-day sitting of the 3rd Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korea in this image released June 17, 2021 by the country's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country should prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the United States, particularly confrontation, state media KCNA reported on Friday, in his first direct comment on the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

Kim gave a detailed analysis of the Biden administration's North Korea policy at a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's central committee on Thursday, and laid out "appropriate strategic and tactical counteraction" to deal with Washington, KCNA said.

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