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N. Korea Slams Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula as 'Pipe Dream'
North Korea calls denuclearization a 'pipe dream' and rejects talks planned at Lee-Xi summit, signaling resistance to pressure from South Korea and China.
- On Nov. 1, North Korea denounced denuclearisation as a `pipe dream` that can never be realised, Yonhap news agency reported hours before summit talks.
- Seoul's announcement prompted Pyongyang to protest the South Korean presidential office's denuclearisation agenda, recalling North Korea's similar rejection of denuclearisation as `wanton interference` in May last year.
- KCNA, carrying Pak Myong‑ho's remarks, quoted North Korea's Vice Foreign Minister condemning Seoul's repeated denuclearisation talks as showing a `lack of common sense`.
- Hours before Saturday's talks, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Chinese President Xi Jinping were scheduled to meet at the APEC summit in Gyeongju, where Seoul hoped to raise denuclearisation, Yonhap noted North Korea's rebuke sought to shape the diplomatic atmosphere.
- The language frames denuclearisation as denying the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's nuclear status, reflecting a recurring pattern since May last year of rejecting Seoul's and China's pressure.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right10Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Right
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