North Korea makes its pursuit of nuclear weapons clear in U.N. speech

North Korea will never abandon its pursuit of nuclear weapons, a senior diplomat from the country said Monday in a speech before the U.N. General Assembly, as U.S. President Donald Trump has shown interest in returning to talks with Pyongyang.Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong said trying to denuclearize North Korea is "tantamount to demanding it to surrender sovereignty and right to existence and violate the Constitution."It was the first time since 2018 that North Korea sent a senior diplomat from Pyongyang to address the world body's annual gathering.In justifying North Korea's nuclear …READ FULL ARTICLE