North Korea has condemned a joint statement issued by a group of countries monitoring the implementation of sanctions against Pyongyang, describing it as a “blatant violation of its sovereignty” driven by hostility from the United States and the West.
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A statement issued this week by the group, which includes the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and South Korea, called on UN member states to fully implement UN sanctions resolutions that ban the employment of North Korean workers and prohibit military cooperation with Pyongyang.
Meanwhile, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday that the foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States had renewed their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea.
The Korean Central News Agency quoted a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson as saying, “Sanctions and pressure may work against the weak, but they will never have any effect on us.”
The spokesperson, whose name was not disclosed, added, “The United States and the West’s routine sanctions campaign cannot affect North Korea’s status as a nuclear-armed state.”
UN Security Council resolutions adopted since 2006 have sought to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
