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North Korea says nuclear program 'absolutely nonnegotiable'

DW English · Jun 7, 2026, 5:30 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has reaffirmed the country's nuclear ambitions ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  • https://p.dw.com/p/5Ex TNKim Jong Un recently unveiled a new facility to produce fuel for nuclear weapons Image: KCNA/KNS/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement.
  • She is considered a key communications and foreign policy figure in North Korea.

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Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has reaffirmed the country's nuclear ambitions ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

https://p.dw.com/p/5Ex TNKim Jong Un recently unveiled a new facility to produce fuel for nuclear weapons Image: KCNA/KNS/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement. A day before a high-profile visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea said it will not back down from developing nuclear weapons.

"Our status as a nuclear power is absolutely nonnegotiable,"Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said in comments published by the official newspaper of record, Rodong Sinmun, on Sunday.

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