North Korea calls for immediate dissolution of G7

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the launching ceremony of a new submarine capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons on September 8 (Photo: Reuters).

Jo Chol Su, a senior official at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, said on November 14 that he "resolutely" rejected and "strongly condemned" the recent G7 statement, calling it a "groundless" accusation.

"The G7, a relic of the Cold War, should be dissolved immediately," the North's state news agency KCNA quoted Mr. Jo as saying.

In a statement issued last week, foreign ministers of the G7 countries, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, reiterated their call for the "complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula".

The G7 foreign ministers also called on Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons, and strongly condemned reports of North Korea transferring weapons to Russia, demanding that the two countries "immediately stop all such activities."

Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov denied Washington's information about North Korea sending weapons to Russia and called these "baseless rumors".

North Korea declared itself a nuclear power last year and has repeatedly said it will never give up its nuclear program, despite international sanctions.

North Korean media recently announced that the country has successfully built the world's most powerful nuclear force under the leadership of leader Kim Jong-un.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-gioi/trieu-tien-keu-goi-giai-tan-g7-ngay-lap-tuc-20231114192026121.htm