North Korea has declared that the process of denuclearization of the country has been ended in a “final and irreversible” manner, and that it will not change its nuclear program.
In a statement issued by the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it said: “Baseless statements by the United States and its affiliated forces against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and cooperation to create nuclear threats against this country, will never affect Pyongyang’s irreversible position as a nuclear-armed state.”
This position comes at a time when last week officials from the United States and South Korea met in Seoul under the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) to discuss strengthening nuclear deterrence and readiness against North Korea’s expanding weapons program.
In recent years, North Korea has repeatedly emphasized the continuation and expansion of its nuclear program, while international efforts to resume denuclearization talks have largely failed.
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