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The Presidential Office stated that the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula is "a consistent goal of the international community, confirmed by multiple UN Security Council resolutions," in response to North Korea's backlash against the recent reaffirmation of denuclearization goals by South Korea and the United States.
On June 11, South Korea and the U.S. held the 6th Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) meeting in Seoul and released a joint press statement explicitly stating that they "confirmed the shared goal of the denuclearization of North Korea."
In response, a spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry criticized the move through the Korean Central News Agency, calling it "absurd and an empty delusion to talk about the disarmament of an adversary."
North Korea further claimed, "No matter how much the three countries—the U.S., Japan, and South Korea—insist, they will never be able to change the current status of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as a nuclear-armed state," adding that "denuclearization is a matter that has been finally and irreversibly concluded."
A Presidential Office official stated today (June 14) that "cooperation on U.S.-ROK extended deterrence is a duty of a responsible government to protect the lives and safety of its citizens," drawing a line by adding, "This is fully consistent with the international non-proliferation regime and norms, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)."
The official further emphasized, "The government is striving to realize a Korean Peninsula free of war and nuclear weapons under the vision of peaceful coexistence and shared growth."
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