北, 안보리 결의 환영 南정부 비난…"사대 매국 극치"
Turning to North Korea's response to the UN's new sanctions.
To no one's surprise, the hermit kingdom displayed its trademark defiance and aggressive rhetoric.
According to our Kwon Jangho, the regime vowed retaliation against the U.S. and remains adamant there will be no negotiations on its nuclear weapons program.
North Korea has vowed to continue its nuclear program in the face of the latest UN sanctions.
In several statements released on its state media outlets on Monday and Tuesday, Pyongyang slammed the new UN resolution, describing it as a "criminal and illegal document" led by the U.S.
It called its nuclear program a "self-defense measure against U.S. hostility," adding that it would never be something they put on the negotiation table.
The regime also vowed retaliation against Washington, specifying that the U.S. mainland no longer a safe haven despite being on the other side of the Pacific ocean.
This is in reference to the recent ICBM tests, which Pyongyang claims can now reach the U.S.
Several statements also took aim at South Korea, accusing Seoul of being a dog of the U.S. and that its support of the sanctions was a betrayal of their compatriots.
It also said it showed Seoul's intentions for dialogue were just "hot air," and threatened that Seoul would lose the opportunity to deal with the regime if it continued following this path.
Pyongyang's Foreign Minister is also said to have repeated the regime's sentiments during a meeting with his regional counterparts at the ASEAN Forum on Monday, according to the delegation's spokesperson.
"We have explained that unless the U.S. stops its hostility and nuclear threats towards North Korea, our nuclear and ballistic missile program will never be up for negotiation. We will never yield in the path that we have chosen to strengthen our nuclear capability."
Seoul's Foreign Ministry has urged North Korea to take the path of denuclearization,... adding that more sanctions would be forthcoming if it did not cease its provocations.
The Unification Ministry also said on Tuesday that they are currently looking into what further unilateral sanctions they can impose as well.
However, Seoul stressed it would continue to seek a diplomatic solution... despite mounting challenges.
Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News.
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