NORTH KOREA, 2 May 2021, (TON): North Korean Foreign Ministry said US President’s statements reflects his intent to keep enforcing the hostile policy toward the DPRK.

Last week, Biden, in his first address to Congress, called North Korea and Iran''s nuclear programmes “a serious threat to America''s security and world security,” and said he''ll work with allies to address those problems through diplomacy and stern deterrence.

Kwon Jong Gun, a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official said in a statement, “His (Biden’s) statement clearly reflects his intent to keep enforcing the hostile policy toward the DPRK as it had been done by the US for over half a century,” He said, “It is certain that the US chief executive made a big blunder in the light of the present-day viewpoint,” He added, “Now that the keynote of the US new DPRK policy has become clear, we will be compelled to press for corresponding measures, and with time the US will find itself in a very grave situation.”

Meanwhile, the White House said Friday administration officials had completed a review of US policy toward North Korea, saying Biden plans to veer from the approaches of his two most recent predecessors as he tries to stop North Korea''s nuclear programme.