North Korea’s foreign ministry issued two statements on Sunday, slamming U.S. President Joe Biden’s most recent speech to Congress and a State Department press statement condemning North Korean human rights abuses.
Kwon Jong Gun, the foreign ministry’s Director-General of the Department of U.S. Affairs, said Biden’s characterization of North Korea as a “serious threat” was “illogical and an encroachment upon the DPRK's right to self-defense.”
North Korea’s foreign ministry issued two statements on Sunday, slamming U.S. President Joe Biden’s most recent speech to Congress and a State Department press statement condemning North Korean human rights abuses.
Kwon Jong Gun, the foreign ministry’s Director-General of the Department of U.S. Affairs, said Biden’s characterization of North Korea as a “serious threat” was “illogical and an encroachment upon the DPRK's right to self-defense.”
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