US efforts to fight terrorism are increasing the threat of it and DPRK will not cooperate with Washington on this matter . Thus, the director of the US Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK Kwon Jong-gyon commented on the decision of the USA to leave the People's Republic on the "list of countries that do not fully cooperate". with the US on this matter.
"There is an axiom that as "anti-terrorist efforts" The terrorist threat to the US worldwide is not decreasing, on the contrary, the vicious circle of terror and revenge is expanding, various terrorist groups are emerging,”, the Korean Central News Agency quoted the diplomat as saying. He stressed that Pyongyang consistently adheres to the line of countering all forms of terrorism that threaten international peace.
„I do not feel the need to discuss every time the usual actions of the annual inclusion of anti-American independent countries [on the list], but there is a need to point out that the US has lost touch with reality, completely not understanding the current confrontation between the DPRK and the United States. What kind of cooperation can we talk about in such conditions?“ - said Kwon Jong Gyeon.
According to him, Pyongyang and Washington are in “completely hostile relations”, which is why “there are no areas where we can talk about interaction”. The diplomat advised the US to focus "on curbing the reckless state terrorism of its junior ally in the Middle East". instead of calling them "terrorist states".
On May 15, representatives of the State Department announced the exclusion of Cuba from the list of countries that, according to Washington, do not fully cooperate in the fight against terrorism. Venezuela, Iran, North Korea and Syria remain on the list. This list differs from the list of “state sponsors of terrorism”, Washington explained.