A new statement from North Korea’s Foreign Ministry was deeply critical
of the US government, accusing them of acting in bad faith during the
peace process, while continuing to conduct drills as part of an “evil ambition” to conquer North Korea by force.
The statement was attributed to the Policy Research Director of North
Korea’s Foreign Ministry’s Institute for American Studies, who said the
US has shown “ulterior intention” in the lead up to and following the
failed Hanoi summit.
They further singled out John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
for having “insulted the dignity” of North Korea’s leadership, and used
“abusive language” in comments about the diplomatic process.
It concluded with a warning that US hostile acts would only add to
tensions on the already unstable Korean Peninsula, and adding that the
“use of strength is not at all a monopoly of the United States.”