Democratic People's Republic of Korea


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Noun1.Democratic People's Republic of Korea - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean PeninsulaDemocratic People's Republic of Korea - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
D.P.R.K., DPRK, North Korea
Yalu River - a battle in the Korean War (November 1950); when UN troops advanced north to the Yalu River 200,000 Chinese troops crossed the river and drove them back
Dae-Han-Min-Gook, Han-Gook, Korea, Korean Peninsula - an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook
capital of North Korea, Pyongyang - capital of North Korea and an industrial center; "Pyongyang is Korea's oldest city but little of its history has been preserved"
Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Yalu, Yalu River - river in eastern Asia; rises in North Korea and flows southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between North Korea and China)
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Washington [United States], July 2 ( ANI ): The United States will propose a programme for denuclearising the Korean Peninsula to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
US to propose denuclearisation plan to DPRK
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that further sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is "useless" while adding that the socialist country would rather "eat grass than give up their nuclear programme," as reported by BBC.
Egypt calls on DPR Korea to cease nuclear violations
Summary: The Foreign Ministry Monday slammed a nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over the weekend as a flagrant violation of international law.
Foreign Ministry condemns North Korea nuclear test
3 -- President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered for an investigation into a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the 'firing of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea), on 29 July.
Mystery Shrouds Over Foreign Ministry Statement On North Korea Missile
His ruling party's newspaper hit back, saying: "Gone are the days, never to return, when the US could make a unilateral nuclear blackmail against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Kim hits at 'blackmail'
"In addition to continuing political pressure to exhort the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) to improve human rights, it is also now imperative to pursue criminal responsibility of the DPRK leadership," said Marzuki Darusman, the U.N.
Time for criminal charges against North Korea leadership - U.N
PYONGYANG (CyHAN)- A senior political and military official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Ra Uh Sol, died of lung caner at the age of 94 and a state funeral will be held for him, the state-run KEN news agency reported on Sunday.
DPRK's senior political and military official dies at 94
Muscat, Oct 4 (ONA) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has received a cable of thanks from Kim Jong-un, First Secretary of the Workers' Party, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army in reply to His Majesty's congratulatory cable on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of establishing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
HM The Sultan Receives Thanks Cable from First Secretary of Workers Party in Korea
Damascus, SANA -- The Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said that syria, leadership and people, supports the statement issued by the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on June 15th 2015 and the DPRK's efforts to remove obstacles preventing the DPRK and South Korea from growing closer.
Updated-Syria voices support for DPRK statement issued on June 15th
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has also sent a cable of congratulations to Kim Jong-un, First Chairman of the National Defence Commission and the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army on the 66th founding anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In his cable, His Majesty has expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to Kim Jong-un and his people.
HM sends greetings
Sultanov said Kazakhstan attaches great importance to cooperation with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as well as the geographical expansion of relations with the countries of south-east Asia.
Kazakh and North Korean Finance Ministers discuss prospects of cooperation
For decades, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has attempted to acquire chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons.
The 501st CBRNE Company paves the way for the combined arms prosecution of WMD sites and facilities

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