Kim Yo-jong slams G7's denuclearization call, says North Korea's nuclear status is irreversible

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• ·North Korea on Thursday denounced the Group of Seven's renewed call for its complete denuclearization, with Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong-un, insisting that the country's nuclear status is irreversible and beyond negotiation.
• ·In a statement carried by the state-run Korean Central News Agency, Kim, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, criticized the G7 leaders for once again advocating North Korea's denuclearization during their summit in France, describing the demand as outdated and detached from reality.
• ·Her remarks came a day after G7 leaders on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to the "complete denuclearization" of North Korea in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.
• ·In a joint statement issued after their summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, the leaders of the United States, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan expressed concern over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and urged Pyongyang to resolve the longstanding issue of foreign nationals abducted by the country.
• ·The leaders also pledged continued cooperation in countering North Korea's cyber activities and cryptocurrency thefts.