Pyongyang to continue to build up its nuclear potential

North Korea will continue to build up its nuclear potential and will not discuss its right to nuclear weapons as long as a US threat is in place, Deputy Chairman of North Korea’s Supreme People’s Assembly An Tong Chun, who heads his country’s delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, said at a plenary session on Monday.

"We are determined to build up our nuclear forces until peace in struggle with the United States is secured," TASS quoted him as saying. 

"North Korea will never discuss its right to nuclear weapons as long as the United States keeps its nuclear threat and belligerent policy towards North Korea," An Tong said. 

Pyongyang will not discuss its right to nuclear weapons as long as it sees a threat from the United States, Ahn Dong Chun said.

"North Korea will never discuss its right to nuclear weapons as long as the United States keeps its nuclear threat and belligerent policy towards North Korea," he said. "North Korea will invigorate its efforts to ensure its sovereignty and the right to exist, to preserve peace and security in the region and will spare no effort to reach parity with the United States."

Ahn Dong Chun also said that it was the United States who prompted Pyongyang to develop a nuclear program.

"It was the United States who prompted the DPRK to create a hydrogen bomb and ballistic missiles," he stressed.

Source: MENA