Tokyo (ANTARA) - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong\nstated on Monday (28\/9) that his country\u2019s status as a nuclear weapons\nholder is \u201cpermanently fixed\u201d and \u201ccan never be changed,\u201d reaffirming\nthe nation\u2019s rejection of denuclearisation calls.<\/p>\n
In his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, Kim criticised\nthe United States and its two main Asian allies, Japan and South Korea,\nfor creating \u201cextreme instability and further exacerbating tensions\u201d on\nthe Korean Peninsula due to their \u201ccontinuous hostile attitude\u201d towards\nPyongyang.<\/p>\n
Kim condemned Japan, claiming it poses a \u201cserious threat\u201d to global\npeace, noting that the country is developing long-range weapons capable\nof attacking neighbouring nations under the pretext of \u201ccounter-strike\ncapabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Vice Foreign Minister affirmed North Korea\u2019s nuclear\ncapabilities, claiming that its \u201cwar deterrent\u201d is sufficiently strong\nto prevent any war of aggression against the nation.<\/p>\n
According to him, the country is \u201cfully containing and controlling\nthe efforts of hostile forces to use violence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kim\u2019s speech on Monday marked his second consecutive appearance at\nthe UN General Assembly. His first visit last year was the first time in\nseven years that a senior official from the North Korean Ministry of\nForeign Affairs, other than their UN ambassador, attended the annual\ndebate.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/north-korea-asserts-nuclear-status-remains-unchanged-1790672467", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }