Reuters KCNA
North Korea’s Central News Agency reported that leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country’s military capabilities and nuclear deterrence capabilities.
“We must do our best to enhance our nuclear deterrence capabilities while we build the strongest military capabilities,” Kim Jong Un was quoted by the agency as saying.
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This came at the conclusion of the ruling Labor Party conference, which was held for the first time since 2016 and lasted 8 days.
The conference was held less than two weeks before Democrat Joe Biden assumed the presidency of the US, against the backdrop of the stalemate in negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang over limiting the North Korean nuclear program and Pyongyang’s missile program in exchange for an easing of US sanctions on North Korea.
Source: Reuters
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