The Democratic Party has dropped references to North Korean denuclearization from its platform for the 2024 U.S. presidential election, a change that one expert said reflects Washington’s growing recognition that Pyongyang will not give up its nuclear weapons.

The 91-page document released Sunday, ahead of the Democratic National Convention where Kamala Harris will formally accept her party’s nomination, emphasizes that the U.S. will bolster cooperation with allies to counter North Korea’s military cooperation with Russia.

But the new platform notably makes no mention of DPRK denuclearization, human rights or efforts to engage Pyongyang — topics that the party previously emphasized