North Korean Official Rejects G7 Call for North Korea Denuclearization

G7 leaders have voiced concern about North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during the national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Aug. 10, 2022. Korean Central News Agency/AP

North Korean official Kim Yo Jong condemned a G7 call for the country’s denuclearization, saying North Korea’s nuclear weapons status is protected by its constitution and cannot be reversed.

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and director of the General Affairs Department of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, said demands for denuclearization violate North Korea’s sovereignty and ignore what she described as irreversible political and security realities.