"The status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a nuclear-armed state will not change based on external rhetorical claims or unilateral desires. To make it clear once again, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will not be bound by the Non-Proliferation Treaty under any circumstances whatsoever."
"The country's status as a nuclear-armed state has been enshrined in the constitution, transparently declaring the principles of nuclear weapons use. North Korea has long insisted that it will not give up its nuclear arsenal, describing its path as irreversible and pledging to strengthen its capabilities."
"At the 11th NPT Review Conference currently under way at UN headquarters, the United States and certain countries following its lead are groundlessly calling into question the current status and exercise of sovereign rights, Kim said, according to the official Korean Central News Agency."
North Korea's UN ambassador declared that Pyongyang will not be bound by any atomic weapons treaty and that external pressure cannot change its status as a nuclear-armed state. This statement came during the UN conference reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, where the United States and allied countries criticized North Korea's nuclear program. North Korea withdrew from the NPT in 2003 and has conducted six nuclear tests since then, resulting in multiple UN Security Council sanctions. The country is believed to possess dozens of nuclear warheads. North Korea has constitutionally enshrined its nuclear-armed status and declared its nuclear capabilities irreversible, pledging to strengthen them further. The country has also provided military support to Russia's invasion of Ukraine and is reportedly receiving military technology assistance from Moscow in return.
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