Integrated "North Korea Denuclearization Now a Distant Talk...National Pride Pushed Aside"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Ji-hwan] On the 13th, the United Future Party criticized the escalating North Korean offensives against South Korea, stating, "We must face reality," and added, "North Korean denuclearization, which was a condition for implementing the April 27 Panmunjom Declaration, is now becoming a distant story."

Kim Eun-hye, spokesperson for the United Future Party, in a statement that afternoon, pointed out the ongoing North Korean government’s denunciations against South Korea despite the government's measures against leaflet-sending groups, saying, "As if mocking the swift actions of the Republic of Korea government, the verbal attacks on the Korean Peninsula continued throughout the night."

Regarding the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement mentioning the possibility of withdrawing from denuclearization, Spokesperson Kim said, "Chasing after a mirage and being led by North Korea, the pride of our people has been pushed far away," and urged, "The government should no longer respond with servility trying to forcibly patch up the trust shattered by the other side or with intimidation against our people."

He added, "Optimism cannot counter hostility," and urged, "Before the memory of that cold noodles, which once lulled us into hopes for peace, becomes a more miserable recollection, the government’s envisioned peace plan for the Korean Peninsula must return to reality through a sober approach and international cooperation."

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