Chairman Royce: No Reason to Delay Relisting North Korea a State Sponsor of Terror

Chairman Royce: No Reason to Delay Relisting North Korea a State Sponsor of Terror

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The following press release was published by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Nov. 2, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement urging the administration to relist North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.

“The North Korean regime’s murderous torture of Otto Warmbier and assassination of Kim Jong Nam are just two examples of a consistent pattern of recent terrorist activities. Before the committee this week, Thae Yong-ho, a high-ranking North Korean defector, endorsed relisting North Korea as a state sponsor of terror. So I urge the administration to take quick action. There is simply no reason for further delay of this decision."

Note: Chairman Royce’s H.R. 3364 - signed into law on Aug. 2, 2017 - required the administration to determine within 90 days whether North Korea meets the criteria for designation as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Source: House Committee on Foreign Affairs

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