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North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong denounces IAEA’s meeting on denuclearization

By Thomson Reuters Sep 16, 2026 | 4:24 PM

SEOUL, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Kim Yo Jong, ​the powerful ‌sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong ‌Un, ​denounced ⁠the International ⁠Atomic Energy Agency’s general assembly that discussed ​the denuclearization of Pyongyang, ⁠state ⁠media KCNA ​reported on Thursday, ​calling the meeting ‌a “familiar silly talk.”

“The DPRK’s position as ⁠a nuclear weapons state is absolute ⁠which ‌can not ⁠reverse with ​anything,” ‌she said, ​referring ⁠to the full name of North Korea.

(Reporting by Heejin ​Kim)