North Korean official Kim Yo Jong condemned a G7 call for the country’s denuclearization, saying North Korea’s nuclear weapons status is protected by its constitution and cannot be reversed.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and director of the General Affairs Department of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, said demands for denuclearization violate North Korea’s sovereignty and ignore what she described as irreversible political and security realities.
The remarks, reported on June 18 by South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency and citing North Korean state media KCNA, followed a joint statement in which G7 leaders expressed concern over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs….Â
North Korean Official Rejects G7 Call for North Korea Denuclearization
