(VOVWORLD) -North Korea’s move to win international recognition with nuclear threats is unrealistic, said Kim Gunn, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, on Monday, during a discussion session on nuclear anxieties in the Indo-Pacific region at the Munich Leaders Meeting in Tokyo.
 Satellite image taken by Maxar showing North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear complex, September 14, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
Kim denounced North Korea’s recent moves, saying Pyongyang intended to leverage its nuclear weapons capabilities to build closer relationships with China and Russia.
Kim urged the international community to closely cooperate in blocking Pyongyang from illegally earning foreign currencies through overseas labor and illicit cyber activities.