October 6, 2016

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday blasted U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration for stepping up pressure on and sanctions against it.

A spokesman for the DPRK's foreign ministry said in a statement that the 'racket' for sanctions against and pressure on the DPRK by the Obama administration 'has reached an extreme phase.'

The statement, carried by the official news agency KCNA, said the U.S. government is 'making desperate efforts to isolate and stifle the DPRK by pressurizing other sovereign countries to sever relations with the DPRK or downgrade the level of ties with it.'"

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