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North Korea criticizes ASEAN for demanding its denuclearization: 'It is irreversible'
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North Korea criticizes ASEAN for demanding its denuclearization: 'It is irreversible'

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • North Korea's Kim Yo Jong criticized the ASEAN Regional Forum for its call for denuclearization, stating the country's nuclear status is "final and irreversible."
  • The ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Manila adopted a joint statement urging complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and expressing concern over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
  • Kim Yo Jong advised the forum to avoid being a "propaganda mouthpiece for the United States" and dismissed external efforts to alter North Korea's nuclear status as futile.

Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has strongly criticized the ASEAN Regional Forum for its call for the country's denuclearization. She declared that North Korea's status as a nuclear state is "final and irreversible."

Whatever they say, the position and status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a responsible nuclear state... is final and irreversible.

— Kim Yo JongStating North Korea's firm stance on its nuclear program.

Her statement came after the ASEAN foreign ministers, during their annual meeting in Manila, issued a joint declaration urging "complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula." The ministers also expressed concern regarding North Korea's ongoing nuclear and missile programs. Additionally, the foreign ministers of the United States, Japan, and South Korea released a separate statement reaffirming their commitment to North Korean denuclearization.

In her remarks, published by the state news agency KCNA, Kim Yo Jong advised the ASEAN forum against being used as a "propaganda mouthpiece for the United States." She dismissed the efforts by the U.S. and its allies to alter North Korea's nuclear status through a document lacking "any legally binding force" as a "futile attempt."

The actions of the United States and its followers, who intend to alter, through a document lacking any legally binding force, the status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a nuclear power... are nothing more than a futile attempt.

— Kim Yo JongDismissing international efforts to denuclearize North Korea.

Kim further emphasized that North Korea's nuclear capabilities will be "constantly renewed." She asserted that the "investigations and 'hopes'" of any "external force" will not change the reality of the situation. The director of a department within the Workers' Party Central Committee, Kim Yo Jong's firm stance underscores North Korea's unwavering commitment to its nuclear program, despite international pressure.

the 'investigations and hopes' of any 'external force' will not change the situation.

— Kim Yo JongAsserting the futility of external pressure on North Korea's nuclear capabilities.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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