N. Korean envoy in Geneva

N. Korean envoy in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland - So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, holds a press conference in the Swiss city on Feb. 11, 2014. So called on the United States and South Korea to drop their joint military drills planned in South Korea from later in the month.

N. Korean envoy reiterates call for talks with U.S.

N. Korean envoy reiterates call for talks with U.S.

GENEVA, Switzerland - So Se Pyong, North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, holds a press conference at the North Korean diplomatic office in Geneva on July 10, 2013. So repeated a call on the United States to hold a dialogue with Pyongyang and said the North will never give up its nuclear weapons unless Washington abandons its hostile policy.

N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21.

N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21. (Kyodo)