he had the audience laughing uproariously.

including abductees and prisoners of war.He characterized what North Korea has done to the victims as crimes against humanity

YonhapSouth Koreas unification minister said Wednesday the government is willing to play the role of the most vocal speaker in efforts to make the international community aware of North Koreas dismal human rights situations.arms transactions and the dispatch of its laborers abroad.He added the international community will closely cooperate to track and block North Koreas illegal earnings of foreign currency.

At the annual Korea Global Forum hosted by Seouls unification ministry.Minister Kim Yung-ho stressed the need to make perpetrators accountable for North Koreas human rights violations.

The Norths wrong choice will be immediately and sternly restrained by trilateral security cooperation of Seoul.

the United States and Japan are willing to immediately counter Pyongyangs provocations based on their stronger security cooperation.speaking with the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu.

and protect the national sovereignty and interests of North Korean people.EPA-YonhapPyongyang on Tuesday opposed the United States request for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting to address human rights abuses in North Korea.

could demand a procedural vote to decide on the matter.vowing to firmly respond to any hostile acts by U.