{"id":355135,"date":"2017-09-21T08:14:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T08:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=355135"},"modified":"2017-11-10T11:17:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-10T11:17:18","slug":"north-korea-says-trump-speech-is-a-dogs-bark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/09\/north-korea-says-trump-speech-is-a-dogs-bark\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea says Trump speech is ‘a dog’s bark’"},"content":{"rendered":"
North Korea’s top diplomat has called US President Donald Trump’s speech to the UN “the sound of a barking dog”.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, Mr Trump said he would\u00a0“totally destroy” North Korea\u00a0if it posed a threat to the US or its allies.<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho’s comments were North Korea’s first official response to the speech.<\/p>\n
The North has continued to develop its nuclear and weapons programmes, in defiance of a UN ban.<\/p>\n
Mr Ri told reporters near the UN headquarters in New York: “There is a saying that goes: ‘Even when dogs bark, the parade goes on’.”<\/p>\n
“If [Trump] was thinking about surprising us with the sound of a barking dog then he is clearly dreaming.”<\/p>\n
Speaking about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Mr Trump had told the UN: “Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime.”<\/p>\n
When asked what he thought of Mr Trump calling Mr Kim “rocket man”, Mr Ri responded: “I feel sorry for his aides.”<\/p>\n