Pyongyang accuses G7 of double standards over nuclear policy
Pyongyang — North Korea has firmly rejected the Group of Seven’s call for its complete denuclearization, reaffirming that it remains committed to retaining and developing its nuclear weapons.The G7 foreign ministers, meeting in Paris, strongly condemned North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes and reaffirmed their commitment to complete denuclearization in line with relevant…
Pyongyang — North Korea has firmly rejected the Group of Seven’s call for its complete denuclearization, reaffirming that it remains committed to retaining and developing its nuclear weapons.
The G7 foreign ministers, meeting in Paris, strongly condemned North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes and reaffirmed their commitment to complete denuclearization in line with relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
In a statement carried by state-run Korean Central News Agency, North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui said she “strongly condemns and rejects” the G7’s criticism of Pyongyang’s constitutional rights, while reiterating the country’s “steadfast will” to possess nuclear weapons.
Choe described North Korea’s nuclear arsenal as the strongest guarantee of its national sovereignty and security, arguing that denuclearization is impossible both in theory and in practice.
She accused the United States and its allies of applying double standards, saying the G7 had no right to criticize or comment on other countries’ nuclear issues. She also asserted that North Korea’s status as a nuclear-armed state was a legitimate exercise of its sovereignty.
The G7 had called for North Korea’s complete denuclearization and condemned its nuclear and missile programmes, but Pyongyang’s response makes clear that it has no intention of abandoning its nuclear weapons programme.
