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In the wake of the failed Hanoi summit that was initially billed as the venue for certain progress in the process to denuclearize North Korea, things seemed to have regressed. The Korean Meteorological Administration registered a 2.1-magnitude tremor on Thursday at around noon local time. The earthquake is believed to be an “artificial” one, caused by some kind of explosion in a mine North Korea. It could be that the explosion was just part of ordinary mining activity rather than being caused by any kind of nuclear activity, although previous nuclear tests have caused similar earthquakes. These developments follow reports indicating that there is renewed activity at the formerly dormant Sohae long-range missile launch site in Tongchang-ri, signaling that authorities are rebuilding rather than dismantling the site. Their activities, analysts feel, are consistent with preparation for another test launch. South Korean lawmakers were briefed by the country’s National Intelligence Service, with analysts surmising that the site was once again operational. The site was one that North Korea had vowed to dismantle, as of January, but it seems that rebuilding started before North Korean leader Kim Jong-un met with President Donald Trump in Hanoi on February 17 and 18. President Trump said on Wednesday that he would be “very, very disappointed” in Kim if the reports on Sohae were true. The only tangible takeaway the president had from his second summit with Kim was a guarantee that there would be no more test launches. Now, even that flimsy promise seems to be in question. The State Department seems to have no idea why any of this is happening. A State Department official told reporters on Thursday that the reason for these developments is known only to the North Koreans, adding, “we don’t know why they are taking these steps. They need to keep their commitments to the president of the United States.” Kim sought some sanctions relief in exchange for the dismantling of a test site and the cessation of missile testing, but was rebuffed by the Trump administration, which claimed Pyongyang had asked for all sanctions to be lifted. The North Koreans openly disputed this version of the events. In the aftermath of the talks, the Trump administration sought to place the blame for the failure to work out a deal on anyone but the president himself (including the North Koreans, the Democrats, and even the president’s former attorney, Michael Cohen). North Korean State media has placed the blame squarely on the United States. “The public at home and abroad that had hoped for success and good results from the second [North Korea]-US summit in Hanoi are feeling regretful, blaming the US for the summit that ended unexpectedly without an agreement,” read the KCNA report. The first summit between the Kim and Trump, held in Singapore in June, yielded little more than a vague commitment to Pyongyang’s denuclearization, without defining what that really means to each party or attaching any timelines or steps in the process.
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वासिङ्टन: अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पले उत्तर कोरियाली नेता कीम जोङ–अनलाई फेब्रुअरी २७–२८ तारिखमा भियतनाममा भेट्ने घोषणा गर्नुभएको छ । दुबै नेताबीच गत वर्ष जुनमा सिंगापुरमा पहिलो ऐतिहासिक शिखर बैठक भएको थियो । भियतनाम बैठकमा राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले उत्तर कोरियाको आणविक कार्यक्रम त्याग्नका लागि उत्तर कोरियाली नेतालाई सहमत गराउन विशेष पहल गर्नु हुनेछ । अमेरिकी संयुक्त सदनलाई सम्बोधन गर्दै राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले गत वर्ष सिंगापुरमा भएको पहिलो वार्ताले शान्तिका लागि बाटो खोलेको बताउनुभयो । तर आणविक निःशस्त्रीकरण कसरी सम्पन्न हुन्छ भन्नेमा अझैसम्म ठोस कार्यक्रम र रुपरेखा तय भइसकेको छैन । राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले भन्नुभयो, “कोरियाली प्रायःद्वीपमा दिगो शान्ति स्थापना गर्न संयुक्तराज्य अमेरिकाले ऐतिहासिक र साहसिक कदम चाल्नु आवश्यक थियो ।” राष्ट्रिय गुप्तचर निकायका निर्देशक ड्यान कोट्सले गत साता कङ्ग्रेसको एक समितिमा अमेरिकी गुप्तचर अधिकारीहरुले अझै पनि कीमले आणविक कार्यक्रम त्याग्नेमा विश्वास नगरेको बताउनुभएको थियो । उहाँले आणविक अस्त्र नै उत्तर कोरियाको मुख्य बाँच्ने आधार रहेको बताउनुभएको छ । गत वर्ष जुनमा भएको पहिलो शिखर बैठकपछि लिइएका भूउपग्रहीय तस्वीरमा उत्तर कोरियाले आणविक सामग्रीहरुको उत्पादनलाई नरोकेको सङ्केत गरेका छन् । गत वर्ष, उत्तर कोरियाले थुनामा रहेका केही अमेरिकीलाई छाडेको थियो भने आणविक तथा लामो दूरीका क्षेप्यास्त्रको परीक्षण स्थगित गरेको थियो । एउटा आणविक परीक्षण केन्द्र ध्वस्त बनाउनुका साथै एउटा रकेट प्रक्षेपण स्थल नष्ट गरेको थियो । तर यी सबै कार्यहरु कुनै पनि अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विज्ञ वा मुलुकको रोहबरमा गरिएका थिएनन् । यद्यपी राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले हालसम्म भएका प्रगतिको विवरण सुनाउँदै भन्नुभयो, “उत्तर कोरियामा कब्जामा रहेका अमेरिकीहरु घर फर्किएका छन्, आणविक परीक्षण रोकिएको छ, र १५ महिनाभन्दा बढी समयदेखि कुनै पनि किसिमको क्षेप्यास्त्र प्रहारका घटना भएका छैनन् । यदि म अमेरिकाको राष्ट्रपतिमा निर्वाचित नभएको भए मेरो विचारमा उत्तर कोरियासँग ठूलो युद्ध शुरु भइसकेको हुन्थ्यो ।” “धेरै काम गर्न अझै बाँकी नै छ, तर कीम जोङ–अनसँग मेरो सम्बन्ध निकै राम्रो छ,” उहाँले बताउनुभयो । दुई नेताबीच भियतनाममा हुने शिखर बैठकको तयारीका निम्ति उत्तर कोरियाका लागि अमेरिकी विशेषदूत स्टेफन बाइगन उत्तर कोरिया प्रस्थान गर्नुभएको छ । भियतनाममा हुने दुई दिने शिखर बैठकको स्थान भने घोषणा गरिएको छैन । भियतनाममा कम्युनिष्ट शासन रहेपनि आर्थिक उदारवाद र स्वतन्त्र व्यापार नीतिका कारण भियतनामले पछिल्लो केहीवर्षदेखि उच्च दरको आर्थिक विकास गरिरहेको छ ।