North Korea rebukes Seoul, EU over rejection of its nuclear status

North Korea is stepping up hostile rhetoric against South Korea, slamming the joint statement adopted by Seoul and the European Union, and reiterating its commitment to nuclear armament.

Seoul, in response, reiterated its commitment to pursuing peaceful coexistence on the Korean Peninsula from a long-term perspective.

In a statement released Saturday, a spokesperson for the North Korean Foreign Ministry's 10th Bureau said Seoul had discarded its "mask of peace" by endorsing language condemning N ...