Kwon Jong-gun, director general of the U.S. Affairs Department at North Korea's Foreign Ministry, earlier this week added the United States to North Korea's list of countries it is targeting in its counterterrorism efforts, Yonhap news agency reported. Will not cooperate fully. Criticism issued after placing in.
"North Korea and the US are definitely in hostile relations, and it can be said that there is no area of cooperation between North Korea and the US," Kwo said in a statement issued by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Not there." , Not available."
According to KCNA, Kwon accused US counterterrorism efforts of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and claimed that such efforts encourage various terrorist groups.
Kwon said, "We once again remind the United States that we have neither any intention nor any interest in cooperating with the United States in 'anti-terrorism efforts,' which are used exclusively by other "Can be done by sovereign states. But used as a tool for interference and aggression."
On Wednesday, the US State Department placed North Korea, Iran, Syria and Venezuela on its annual list of countries not cooperating fully with counterterrorism efforts. North Korea has been on this list since 1997.
"North Korea and the US are definitely in hostile relations, and it can be said that there is no area of cooperation between North Korea and the US," Kwo said in a statement issued by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Not there." , Not available."
According to KCNA, Kwon accused US counterterrorism efforts of interfering in the internal affairs of other countries and claimed that such efforts encourage various terrorist groups.
Kwon said, "We once again remind the United States that we have neither any intention nor any interest in cooperating with the United States in 'anti-terrorism efforts,' which are used exclusively by other "Can be done by sovereign states. But used as a tool for interference and aggression."
On Wednesday, the US State Department placed North Korea, Iran, Syria and Venezuela on its annual list of countries not cooperating fully with counterterrorism efforts. North Korea has been on this list since 1997.