Mindful of the fate of Iran and Venezuela’s leaders, Kim Jong-un used his speech to cast nuclear weapons as a non-negotiable shield
That absence was an attempt to leave the door to diplomacy ajar, analysts said, even as North Korea’s supreme leader slammed it shut on the notion that his nuclear-armed nation could be pressured, coerced or subdued like other US adversaries.
“The United States is currently committing acts of state terror and aggression all over the world,” Kim told the assembly on Monday, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency.
“Whether our adversaries choose confrontation or peaceful coexistence, that is their choice and we are prepared to respond.”
Source: News - South China Morning Post
