North Korea's Kim discusses military capability as US deadline approaches

rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un held a meeting with top military officials to discuss strengning country's military capabilities, state news media reported. meeting was called to discuss Pyongyang's year-end deline that it gave to United States to end what it says is a policy of hostility. Reportedly, Kim also discussed way to bolster up country's overall armed forces bot politically and militarily. 

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Reports also suggest meeting was held to discuss growing concern that rth Korea may be about to return to confrontation with United States. rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump have met three times since ir first meeting in June 2018 but failed to reach any substantive progress in dialogue after Pyongyang demanded international sanctions be lifted first. 

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fresh round of tensions sparked after rth Korea carried out a series of long-range missile tests at its Sohae rocket facility this month. United States special envoy to rth Korea, Stephen Beigun recently visited Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo and was supposed to meet rth Korean officials re but he failed to secure a meeting with m. While in Seoul, Beigun challenged rth Korea to restart discussions and warned that any provocative missile test will be most unhelpful in achieving lasting peace on Korean peninsula. 

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United States is a major ally of Japan and South Korea in region and wants rth Korea to denuclearise Korean peninsula. United States also fought a war against rth Korea in 1950s. Donald Trump became first US president to meet a th Korean leer last year but meeting didn't turn out to be a success as denuclearisation process has t yet started. rth Korea has demanded lifting of international sanctions first which United States is t willing to accept. 

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