North Korea: The Foreign Ministry rejects a joint statement by the US, Australia, Britain and South Korea. Pyongyang called the statement a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty. He said that sanctions and pressure may work on the weak but will never affect North Korea, and that the replay of Western sanctions can never change its status as a nuclear power.

North Korea: The Foreign Ministry rejects a joint statement by the US, Australia, Britain and South Korea. Pyongyang called the statement a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty. He said that sanctions and pressure may work on the weak but will never affect North Korea, and that the replay of Western sanctions can never change its status as a nuclear power.