Kim Yo Jong Reaffirms North Korea’s Nuclear Stance Ahead of Xi’s Visit
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, affirmed that North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state and dismissed U.S. claims about a denuclearization agreement between China and the U.S. as false. Her remarks come ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to North Korea.
Kim Yo Jong stated that North Korea will never back down on its status as a nuclear-armed state and will not tolerate threats. She dismissed U.S. claims that Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a goal to denuclearize the Korean peninsula during a May summit as false, and claimed she has the most accurate information about those denuclearization claims. According to Alarabiya, Kim Yo Jong said the policy of continuously strengthening self-defensive nuclear war deterrence, as declared by the head of state, is an irreversible and final conclusion that must be executed unconditionally. DW reported that she also stated North Korea’s nuclear programme is irreversible. Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit North Korea on Monday for a summit, marking his first visit to the North in nearly seven years.
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