North Korea Denounces "Interference in Internal Affairs" After CVID Demand at UN General Assembly

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Eun-byeol] North Korea reportedly reacted with opposition, calling it "interference in internal affairs," after being demanded to achieve "Complete, Verifiable, and Irreversible Dismantlement (CVID)" at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.

According to Voice of America (VOA) on the 16th (local time), Aidan Liddle, the UK representative to the Conference on Disarmament, pointed out at the 75th UN General Assembly First Committee (disarmament and international security) meeting held in New York on the 15th that "North Korea's illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programs pose a serious threat to international security and violate UN resolutions."

He urged North Korea to commit to verifiable and irreversible measures for denuclearization. Estonia also expressed similar concerns and demanded that North Korea take concrete actions regarding CVID.

In response, the North Korean representative reportedly rebutted, saying, "This is a shameless act of interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign state, which we completely reject."

Earlier, on the 9th, North Korea also raised issues such as the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises and South Korea's import of U.S.-made weapons during its speech at the UN General Assembly First Committee. North Korea argued, "For nuclear disarmament to be realized, the nuclear-armed states possessing the most nuclear weapons must take the lead in dismantling them and withdraw nuclear weapons deployed outside their own territories." This was interpreted as a statement targeting the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

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