US considers ‘terror sponsor’ tag for North Korea

Washington, November 3 : The US is mulling to designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House has said, as President Donald Trump embarks on his five-nation Asia trip on Friday during which the issue of the reclusive nation will be taken up prominently.
“That is an option that’s under consideration,” the National Security Adviser H R McMaster told reporters at a White House news conference when asked if designating North Korea a State Sponsor of terrorism is an option for the United States.
“The president’s cabinet is looking at this as part of the overall strategy on North Korea,” he said.
McMaster lashed out at the North Korean regime for the “murder” of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged brother of its dictator Kim Jong-Un.
“A regime who murders someone in a public airport using nerve agent, and a despotic leader who murders his brother in that manner, that’s clearly an act of terrorism that fits with a range of other actions. So this is something that’s under consideration. And you’ll hear more about that soon, I think,” McMaster said.
McMaster said there is a concerted effort to isolate North Korea economically. And that has been combined with a major diplomatic effort that asks all countries to do more, he said adding that there’s tremendous momentum behind that now.