North Korea's foreign ministry condemned a joint statement by the US, South Korea, and Japan reaffirming their commitment to North Korea's complete denuclearization, vowing to bolster its nuclear force as a means of self-defense.
South Korea n Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul and Japan ese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya attend a joint press conference following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea on Jan 13, 2025.SEOUL - North Korea 's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it will keep bolstering its nuclear force, denouncing a recent joint pledge by the United States, South Korea and Japan for its denuclearisation, according to state media KCNA.
"As long as the US and its vassal forces' hostile threat exists, the DPRK's nukes are means for defending peace and sovereignty and a means for legitimate self-defence entrusted by the constitution of the state," an unnamed ministry spokesperson said in a statement carried by KCNA, vowing to continue strengthening its nuclear force.
"North Korea will never be recognised as a nuclear weapons state," ministry spokesperson Lee Jae-woong told a briefing. "We hope that they will realise that the development of nuclear weapons and missiles will only hinder their own security and economic development."
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