North Korea has lashed out at the Group of Seven after its foreign ministers urged the “complete denuclearization” of the Korean Peninsula, calling the appeal an assault on the country’s sovereignty and a direct violation of its constitution. The comments came in a press statement issued by Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui and published by state news agency KCNA, which accused the G7 of overstepping its authority and clinging to what Pyongyang termed an “impossible concept.”
Choe condemned the statement released at the G7 meeting in Canada, saying the bloc had ignored the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s constitutional commitment to nuclear weapons and had engaged in an “undisguised hostile act.” She said the DPRK “categorically denounces and rejects” the G7’s position and argued that the group’s insistence on denuclearization only demonstrates its growing irrelevance in global affairs. According to her remarks, the G7’s continued rhetoric places it “on the edge of the international community” and exposes it as a “minority interest group.”
The minister reiterated that North Korea’s nuclear policy is non-negotiable and firmly entrenched in its legal and political system. She said the country’s possession of nuclear weapons is the “most correct option” for deterring what it describes as dangerous and hostile powers in today’s geopolitical climate. Choe emphasized that no outside actor has the right to compel the DPRK to amend its constitution or abandon its nuclear arsenal, adding that Pyongyang’s position will remain unchanged regardless of international pressure.
Choe argued that peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region depend not on denuclearization but on respecting the DPRK’s sovereign choices. Citing leader Kim Jong Un, she said North Korea’s nuclear status will remain an “invariable reality” whether the United States and its allies “like it or not,” even if they continue calling for disarmament “for 10 or 20 years, nay 50 or 100 years.” She also accused the G7 of hypocrisy for ignoring nuclear risks within its own ranks while singling out the DPRK.
The statement concluded by asserting that the DPRK will remain committed to defending its future and guaranteeing national security as long as it perceives external nuclear threats and what it calls the hegemonic ambitions of major powers. Pyongyang said it will remain faithful to its constitution, which “perpetuates the possession of nukes,” and dismissed the G7 as having no authority to dictate security choices to independent sovereign states.
