Strong warning: Kim taking part in the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea in Pyongyang. — Reuters
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country needs to deliver a “telling blow” to those imposing sanctions by ensuring its economy is more self-reliant, state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.It was the first time Kim stated North Korea’s position on the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi that collapsed in February, and signalled a continued focus on economic development, a strategic direction officially declared a priority last April.
On North Korea’s position on the summit, Kim said he would double down on efforts to create a self-supporting national economy “so as to deal a telling blow to the hostile forces who go with bloodshot eyes miscalculating that sanctions can bring (North Korea) to its knees,” according to KCNA yesterday.
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