North Korea denounces Pelosi for deterrence talks during S.Korea visit

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi meets with South Korea's National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo in Seoul, South Korea August 4, 2022. Kim Min-Hee/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea denounced U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday for supporting deterrence against North Korea during her visit to South Korea this week.

Pelosi and her South Korean counterpart, National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo, vowed on Thursday to achieve North Korean denuclearisation during her stop in South Korea after visiting Taiwan.