北, 태국에 리용호 외무상 ARF 불참 통보... 북미 고위급회담도 무산

North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho will reportedly stay away from the ASEAN Regional Forum in Thailand next week.
According to diplomatic sources, North Korea recently notified Thailand that Ri will not be attending.
It was anticipated that high-level denuclearization talks could be held between the top diplomats of North Korea and the U.S. on the sidelines of the event, but that opportunity now seems gone.
Ri's absence is significant... because the regime has sent its foreign minister to the event every year since 2003.