North Korea condemns NATO summit, says denuclearization should start with US allies

SEOUL: North Korea condemned the United States and its ​allies on Saturday for what it called strengthening military blocs and accelerating arms buildups after a NATO summit this week. Pyongyang accused NATO leaders of portraying North Korea’s exercise of its legitimate sovereign rights as a threat, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried on state media KCNA. The alliance demonstrated a stronger commitment to bloc-to-bloc confrontation through ‌increased arms spending ‌and closer military cooperation with allies ​in ‌the ⁠Asia-Pacific region, ​the ministry ⁠said.

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