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North Korea protests UN Security Council meeting on human rights record

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visits a key military factory in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 14 [KCNA via Reuters]

North Korea has voiced opposition to an upcoming United Nations Security Council meeting about its human rights record, accusing the United States of advancing its own agenda by leading the effort.

On Tuesday, North Korea’s Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong called plans for the open meeting, scheduled for Thursday, “despicable”. China, which has close ties to North Korea, also spoke against the meeting.

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