Key facts
- North Korea declared denuclearization an "irreversibly finalized" matter.
- The statement criticized recent talks between South Korea and the United States.
- A spokesperson for North Korea's foreign ministry issued the criticism.
- The spokesperson stated that the U.S. and its allies' rhetoric would not affect the DPRK's position as a nuclear weapons state.
North Korea has declared that denuclearization is an "irreversibly finalized" matter, directly challenging recent discussions between South Korea and the United States that aimed to reaffirm the goal of the North's denuclearization. An unnamed spokesperson for North Korea's foreign ministry issued a statement criticizing these talks, calling them an "unreasonable talk and fantastic daydream."
The spokesperson further stated that the "U.S. and its vassal forces' meaningless rhetoric against the DPRK and cooperation in posing a nuclear threat to it can never affect the irreversible position of the DPRK as a nuclear weapons state." The statement explicitly said, "The 'denuclearization' is an irreversibly finalized matter."