Peru breaks diplomatic ties with North Korea

(12 Sep 2017) Peru's government has declared North Korea's ambassador persona non grata and given him five days to leave the nation in retaliation for the Asian country's recent nuclear test blast. The foreign ministry said Monday that it decided to expel Ambassador Kim Hak-chol because of Pyongyang's repeated flaunting of resolutions by the UN Security Council against its nuclear program. Peru's action follows a similar rebuke recently by Mexico. Speaking outside the embassy, Kim said the expulsion does "nothing to reach peace and security in the world. On the contrary, it puts more fuel in the fire over which we protest and express our regrets." Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...