NK뉴스 "北 리용호 외무상, 유엔총회 불참할 듯"

North Korea's Foreign Minister will NOT attend this year's UN General Assembly.
That's according to NK News on Friday, citing multiple informed sources.
It's not clear why, but if true, this will mark Ri Yong-ho's first absence from the meeting... since becoming foreign minister in 2016.
Some anticipated he could meet his American counterpart Mike Pompeo on the sidelines,... reviving momentum for denuclearization talks.
An analyst told NK News that if Ri does not attend the UN General Assembly, it would confirm Pyeongyang's "hardening line" on Washington over the past couple months.