NK Leaders' Sister Slams G7 Call for Denuclearization, Defends Nuclear Arms as 'Means of Self-Defense'
Kim Yo Jong said North Korea’s nuclear weapons are a means of self-defense and called denuclearization demands impossible.
- On Thursday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's sister, Kim Yo-jong, denounced international calls for denuclearization, describing the country's nuclear weapons as vital "core interests," Pyongyang's state media reported.
- Her statement followed a joint declaration from Group of Seven leaders at their summit in Paris on Wednesday, which reaffirmed commitment to "complete denuclearization" of North Korea in line with Security Council resolutions.
- "Nuclear weapons are powerful means of defending sovereignty," Kim Yo-jong said, claiming the arsenal is a necessary "means for self-defense" for the DPRK.
- Dismissing the Group of Seven's demand as "anachronistic," she stated denuclearization is "an irreversibly finalized agenda" that "can never be realized."
- Kim warned of severe consequences, stating "Anyone who tries to hurt the core interests of a nuclear weapons state would make the worst option of inviting disaster.
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Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, attacked the G7 leaders after they reiterated their stance on North Korean nuclear disarmament, calling it an outdated demand and insisting that nuclear weapons are a core interest and a tool for defending the country's sovereignty.
North Korean Official Rejects G7 Call for North Korea Denuclearization
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…
Kim Yo Jong also said that North Korea's nuclear weapons are a deterrent means of self-defense acquired in response to what she called persistent nuclear threats from its enemies.
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