Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a senior regime figure, said Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities will be upgraded 'constantly without delay or stagnation' and rejected the recent call by ASEAN foreign ministers for complete denuclearization, according to reports. She described the ASEAN call as an expression of hostility toward a 'responsible nuclear state'.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a senior regime figure, stated that Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities 'will continue to be upgraded constantly without delay or stagnation' and rejected the call by ASEAN foreign ministers for complete denuclearization. She described the ASEAN call as an expression of hostility toward a 'responsible nuclear state'. The source of the statement is a single report, and the details have not been independently corroborated.
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