North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads a party meeting on strengthening the military in this handout picture released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 30, 2025. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said relations between his country and the United States could improve if Washington drops what he described as a hostile policy, but warned that Pyongyang would continue expanding its nuclear arsenal and prepare for confrontation if necessary.
Speaking at the closing of North Korea’s Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim said the prospect of ties with Washington “depends entirely on the attitude of the U.S. side,” according to a Feb. 26 report by state media KCNA.
