North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho slammed the U.S. in a speech before the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, saying the nation would not back off from its nuclear weapons without being able to trust Washington.
“Without any trust in the U.S. there will be no confidence in our national security and under such circumstances there is no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first,” he said, according to Reuters.
“The perception that sanctions can bring us on our knees is a pipe dream of the people who are ignorant about us. But the problem is that the continued sanctions are deepening our mistrust,” Ri added.
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