North Korea's Foreign Ministry said that its "nuclear armed forces will exist forever as a powerful means of justice," according to state media.

North Korea on Monday denounced the top diplomats of the Group of Seven (G7) countries' joint call for Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons, threatening to strengthen its nuclear forces both in "quality and quantity.

North Korea denounced the joint call by the foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries for Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear weapons, threatening to enhance its

North Korea on Monday vowed to "steadily update and strengthen" its nuclear arsenal, rejecting a joint statement by the Group of Seven Foreign Ministers calling for Pyongyang to give up its nuclear ambitions.