North Korea has no intention of stepping back from its development of nuclear weapons, and has blasted the International Atomic Energy Agency's criticism.. The IAEA’s “biased viewpoint and double standards” are “the fundamental factor causing the collapse of ‌the international nuclear non-proliferation system”, Kim Yo Jong said in a statement ‌in state media KCNA. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• North Korea has no intention of stepping back from its development of nuclear weapons, and has blasted the International Atomic Energy Agency's criticism..S1

• The IAEA’s “biased viewpoint and double standards” are “the fundamental factor causing the collapse of ‌the international nuclear non-proliferation system”, Kim Yo Jong said in a statement ‌in state media KCNA.S2