North Korea's foreign minister calls for easing of U.N. sanctions: source

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho on Friday called for the easing of international sanctions on his country, citing the suspension of nuclear and missile tests, according to an ASEAN diplomatic source.Ri made the request in a meeting with a counterpart from a member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Singapore, the source said.After arriving in the city-state Friday morning to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum, a 27-member security meeting slated for Saturday, Ri had a series of bilateral meetings with countries such as China, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam.Ri was …READ FULL ARTICLE