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DPRK

abbreviation for

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

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DPRK - a communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

D.P.R.K., Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 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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Moon said in a joint press conference with Trump after holding their summit in the presidential Blue House complex that the leaders of the DPRK and the United States will meet and shake hands in Panmunjom for the first time since the armistice agreement was signed 66 years ago.

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Over the years, DPRK) has undertaken a broad range of activities which drew international condemnation in the form of sanctions, major ones among them being the development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

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I don't view it as a failure at all when American national interests are protected." Saying that the DPRK has offered "a very limited concession" involving the Yongbyon complex in exchange of U.S.

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The reference to the DPRK government and military as an enemy of South Korea was deleted from the 2018 defense white paper, which was published Tuesday by Seoul's Defence Ministry.

S Korea deletes reference to DPRK as 'enemy' in defense white paper

However, although the declaration was drafted and issued by DPRK and South Korea, the essences behind it are not only derived from these two countries.

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He believed that under the supreme leader Comrade Kim Jong Un, DPRK will continue to prove itself as leading country that can safeguard its sovereignty.

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The United States and the DPRK commit to establish new U.S.-DPRK relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity.

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This support has already begun, with immediate assistance to athletes from the DPRK NOC to compete in the table tennis World Championships, which are taking place in Sweden this April.

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