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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vowed on March 23 that his country would irreversibly cement its status as a nuclear power while labeling South Korea "the most hostile" nation in an address delivered Monday before being reappointed head of the State Affairs Commission.
Key Points
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1North Korea has vowed an irreversible commitment to maintaining its status as a nuclear-armed power.
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2Kim Jong Un described South Korea in his policy speech as North America's most hostile nation.
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North Korea will never change its status as an armed nuclear power.
— [Mar 24] North America (Inquirer)Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country's status as a nuclear-armed state while maintaining the South Korean peninsula in 'hostile' relations with Seoul, which he called its most hostile neighbor during an address.
— [Mar 24] Asia (Thehindu)"Kim Jong-un says North Korea is permanently strengthening and cementing his country's nuclear status as a state while treating South Korean peninsula in 'hostile' relations with Seoul, which he called its most hostile neighbor during an address."
— [Mar 24] Asia (Rappler)"Kim Jong Un has vowed to maintain the North Korea is permanently strengthening and cementing his country's nuclear status as a state while treating South Korean peninsula in 'hostile' relations with Seoul, which he called its most hostile neighbor during an address."
— [Mar 23] Asia (Nst.com.my)"Kim Jong Un has vowed to maintain the North Korea is permanently strengthening and cementing his country's nuclear status as a state while treating South Korean peninsula in 'hostile' relations with Seoul, which he called its most hostile neighbor during an address."
— [Mar 23] Asia (Kyodo)"Kim Jong Un has vowed to maintain the North Korea is permanently strengthening and cementing his country's nuclear status as a state while treating South Korean peninsula in 'hostile' relations with Seoul, which he called its most hostile neighbor during an address."
— [Mar 23] Europe (Ouest-france.fr)North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un pledged an irreversible nuclear status while labeling South Korea "the most hostile state" in a speech that accused the U.S. but avoided naming President Donald Trump by name, aligning with recent constitutional revisions expected to codify Seoul as an enemy and remove references to shared nationhood despite leaving dialogue open if Washington drops disarmament preconditions for talks.