That was a reference to the decision nearly a decade ago to remove North Korea from the terrorism list as a diplomatic gesture. The 2008 move, controversial at the time, was meant to reward North Korea for cooperation and to encourage further negotiation. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)The State Department will formally reapply the terrorism designation Tuesday, returning North Korea to the short list of countries accused of promoting and exporting terrorism as national policy. Trump’s 12-day trip to Asia this month was dominated by worry over North Korea among U.S. allies and partners. “Putting them back on the list is important symbolically as a demonstration of good faith with Japan,” Green said of North Korea.

Source: Washington Post November 20, 2017 23:50 UTC