{"id":59717,"date":"2018-03-21T23:37:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T23:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/21\/north-korea-says-its-diplomatic-moves-are-not-a-sign-of-weakness\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:08:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:08:49","slug":"north-korea-says-its-diplomatic-moves-are-not-a-sign-of-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/21\/north-korea-says-its-diplomatic-moves-are-not-a-sign-of-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea says its diplomatic moves are not a sign of weakness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOKYO \u2014 North Korea\u2019s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/13\/mcmaster-maximum-pressure-on-north-korea-until-progress\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">moves to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula<\/a> are evidence of its confidence and national strength, not a sign of weakness, according to its state-run media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North\u2019s defense of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/11\/us-officials-say-no-added-conditions-for-north-korea-talks\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">diplomatic outreach to Seoul and Washington<\/a> is surprising because its media have yet to report virtually any of the activity. Only U.S. and South Korean officials have said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/10\/trump-believes-north-korea-will-keep-word-on-missile-tests\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in<\/a> by May.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/03\/20\/us-south-korean-military-exercises-to-begin-april-1\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18079043532847.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US-South Korean military exercises to begin April 1<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">At a potentially pivotal moment of diplomacy with North Korea, the Pentagon said Monday that annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises that had been postponed for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics will begin April 1.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commentary by the North\u2019s official Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday said the country\u2019s \u201cproactive measure and peace-loving proposal\u201d have caused a \u201cdramatic atmosphere for reconciliation\u201d to be \u201ccreated in relations between the North and the South of Korea, and that there has been a sign of change also in the DPRK-U.S. relations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DPRK is short for the North\u2019s official name, the Democratic People\u2019s Republic of Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commentary offered no other details, saying only that the North has started a \u201cdialogue peace offensive.\u201d But it strongly criticized current and former officials and experts in the U.S. and Japan, along with conservatives in South Korea, for suggesting Pyongyang has been pushed into a corner by increasingly tough sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe great change in the North-South relations is not an accidental one but a noble fruition made thanks to the DPRK\u2019s proactive measure, warm compatriotism and will for defending peace,\u201d the commentary said. \u201cSuch an event as today could be possible as the DPRK\u2019s dignity has remarkably risen and it has strong might.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim and Moon have made major steps to reduce tensions that reached dangerously high levels last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18080220914593.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18080220914593.jpg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18080220914593.jpg.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18080220914593.jpg.jpg?resize=768,480 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Korean President Moon Jae-in, fourth from right, speaks during a meeting to prepare a planned summit between South and North Korea at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, March 21, 2018.  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He said a trilateral meeting among Seoul, Pyongyang and Washington could be possible, depending on the results of the summits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later Wednesday, Moon\u2019s presidential office proposed talks with North Korea next week to determine the exact timing and agendas for the inter-Korean summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday\u2019s KCNA commentary did not mention the North\u2019s nuclear weapons program, which Pyongyang often cites as the main source of its military strength. South Korean officials who met with Kim in Pyongyang to discuss the upcoming summits said he indicated he is willing to discuss denuclearization, but the lack of confirmation from Pyongyang has led to concern over what Kim may actually be willing to negotiate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The commentary specifically denied claims that North Korea made an about-face with no concessions from Washington because Trump\u2019s \u201cmaximum pressure\u201d strategy had pushed it to the point beyond which it can no longer sustain itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also lashed out at calls for sustained pressure on the North and skepticism that the activity is a ruse intended to merely gain time or drive a wedge between Seoul and Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe economy of the DPRK is rising,\u201d the commentary said, adding that advances in science and technology around the country are \u201cpromising the bright future for 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