Pyongyang: The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has denounced a recent pledge by South Korea, the United States, and Japan to denuclearize Pyongyang, calling it the "most hostile act" and asserting that it will not alter North Korea's stance on possessing nuclear weapons.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim Yo-jong, who serves as the vice department director of the ruling party's central committee, made the statement in response to last week's trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of South Korea, the United States, and Japan. During this meeting, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearization of North Korea.

Kim Yo-jong claimed that the joint pledge only highlighted the uneasiness of the three countries regarding North Korea's denuclearization, describing it as a "daydream that can never come true." She criticized the belief in denuclearization as "nonsensical," as reported by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).

She further asserted that North Korea's status as a "nuclear weapons state" is a necessary outcome reflecting external threats and changes in global security structures. She emphasized that this status will remain unchanged despite external pressures.

Kim argued that discussions on dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons or reviving the concept of denuclearization are acts of hostility that deny North Korea's sovereignty and attempt to undermine its constitution and social system. She warned that continued insistence on denuclearization by the U.S. and its allies would only justify North Korea's pursuit of stronger nuclear capabilities for self-defense.

This statement marks Kim's first public comment in a month, following her previous condemnation of the USS Carl Vinson's arrival at a naval base in Busan, South Korea, on March 3.