2023-07-11 16:03:00
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) leaders pose for a photo at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 11 (local time). /AP Yonhap News
The 31 allies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) issued a joint statement on the 11th (local time) and once more urged North Korea to complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization (CVID).
“We strongly condemn North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs for violating a number of UN Security Council resolutions,” NATO said in a joint statement issued following the first summit that day.
“We reaffirm that North Korea must completely, verifiably and irreversibly give up its nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs, including its existing nuclear programs,” NATO said. NPT) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) security measures and call for compliance.” At the same time, he said, “North Korea must accept the dialogue proposals of all related countries, including South Korea, the United States and Japan.”
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