North Korea's Choe Son-hui Rejects the G7 Denuclearization Call, Saying Nuclear Possession Is Unchangeable
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui issued a statement on November 12 rejecting the Group of Seven foreign ministers' call for the complete denuclearization of North Korea, saying Pyongyang's will to possess nuclear weapons had been reaffirmed "in the clearest terms" and would not be shaken, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The G7 foreign ministers issued a joint statement on November 11 after meeting in Paris, condemning North Korea's illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs and reaffirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea in line with relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
"I strongly condemn and reject the G7's vicious criticism about our state's constitutional right and reaffirm the DPRK's steadfast will for nuclear possession in the clearest terms," Choe said. "Immutable is our judgment and stand that our possession of nuclear weapons is the most powerful guarantee for ensuring our national sovereign rights."
She argued that nuclear possession is a legitimate exercise of sovereignty consistent with the right of self-defense under the UN Charter, and said the only way to guarantee peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula is to respect North Korea's constitutional status rather than advocate a denuclearization she called impossible.
(Source: Korean Central News Agency)
Source: Korean Central News Agency
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