North Korea's Kim says the country to exercise its position as nuclear state, KCNA reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the naval vessel Kang Kon to supervise the vessel's navigation test, in an undisclosed location, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on June 6, 2026. KCNA via REUTERS

SEOUL, ⁠June 23 (Reuters) - ⁠North Korean leader ‌Kim Jong Un said exercising the ​country's position ⁠as a ⁠nuclear weapons state ⁠is ‌the only ⁠way to cope with ​an ‌unpredictable and ⁠complicated ​global security situation, KCNA ⁠state news agency ​reported on Tuesday.

Kim spoke at ⁠a Central Committee meeting of the ruling ​Workers' ⁠Party, KCNA ​said.

(Reporting by ‌Jack Kim; ​Editing by Nia Williams)