North Korea's Kim Yo-jong "Strongly Condemns and Rejects" G7 Leaders' Statement on Denuclearization

Kim Yo-jong, Vice Department Director of the Workers' Party of Korea, has lashed out at the G7 leaders' statement, which expressed a commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea.

In a statement released today (June 18), Kim stated that "the United States and other Western countries at the G7 summit held in France" have "once again repeated an anachronistic demand for 'denuclearization'."

She further emphasized, "I express strong dissatisfaction and regret over the G7's overstepping of authority, which constitutes a direct infringement on our national constitution, and I resolutely condemn and reject it in the clearest terms."

Kim argued, "They cannot be unaware that 'denuclearization' is a matter that has been permanently concluded and can never be achieved. If they truly do not know, it only reveals a lack of political judgment and a lack of sense of reality."

She defined the possession of nuclear weapons as a "core interest that must be maintained" and labeled 'denuclearization' as a "red line that can never be crossed."

The Élysée Palace in France released the statement adopted by the leaders via the G7 summit website on the 17th (local time).

The statement includes the following: "We express our deep concern over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and reaffirm our commitment to achieving the complete denuclearization of North Korea in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions."
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