Courtesy of Ministry of National DefenseNorth Korea did not answer South Koreas phone calls via liaison and military hotlines for the second consecutive day Wednesday.

In this 2018 November file photo released by North Koreas Rodong Sinmun.of plotting schemes to inflame anti-government protests in the Caribbean nation.

saying the American approached the eastern coast of the Cuban capital on a speedboat on Aug.This is a legitimate measure taken by Cuba to defend its national sovereignty.The Norths foreign ministry has recently released several statements on Cuba.

YonhapNorth Korea said Wednesday that Cuba has captured an American attempting to smuggle people from Havana to the United States.North Korea has been seeking to maintain closer ties with its traditional friendly countries.

22 that it had seized the speedboat and captured the American.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel hug each other at Pyongyang International Airport.she said on Friday after meeting with her South Korean counterpart.

and we are waiting to hear from them.also highlighting the importance of dialogue in dealing with the reclusive North.

she said in a telephonic press briefingbut insisted that he did so only as a joke.