— North Korea has rejected renewed U.S. demands for denuclearization and vowed to continue strengthening its nuclear arsenal, saying Washington’s “hostile policy” toward Pyongyang remains unchanged.A Foreign Ministry spokesperson cited U.S. criticism of North Korea’s human rights record, continued calls for its complete denuclearization, and planned military exercises with South Korea and Japan as evidence of Washington’s confrontational approach.
Pyongyang described its nuclear weapons as an “absolute guarantee” of its sovereignty and said repeated U.S. demands would not alter its nuclear status.
It added that expecting regional tensions to ease under Washington’s current approach was “pointless” and said its own policy toward the U.S. also remains unchanged.
