North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said relations with the United States could improve if Washington drops what he described as a hostile policy, but warned that Pyongyang would continue expanding its nuclear arsenal and prepare for confrontation if necessary.
Speaking at the closing of North Korea’s Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim said the prospect of ties with Washington “depends entirely on the attitude of the U.S. side,” according to a Feb. 26 report by state media KCNA.
