Kim Ye-jung says North Korea refuses to recognize IAEA resolutions

The DPRK does not intend to recognize the resolutions of the International Atomic Energy Agency directed against the country. This was stated by the head of the Department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Ye-jong, whose words are cited by the Central Telegraph Agency of North Korea.

On September 17, the IAEA adopted a resolution calling into question the legality of North Korea’s nuclear activities. Kim Ye Jung called the document unfounded and said that such decisions are made annually with the support of the United States and Western countries.

The representative of the DPRK also said that the resolution does not change the status of the country as a nuclear state. She stressed that Pyongyang withdrew from the IAEA decades ago, so, according to her, the Agency has no right to interfere in the nuclear activities of the Republic.

Kim Ye-jung accused the IAEA of double standards and biased approach. In particular, she said that the Agency does not pay due attention to nuclear proliferation by the United States and plans of South Korea to acquire a nuclear submarine.

Earlier, the IAEA reported signs of further development of the nuclear infrastructure of the DPRK. In a report on August 28, the agency pointed to a new two-story uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon. According to photos published by the DPRK, experts identified cascades of gas centrifuges on both floors of the building. According to the agency, the main building can accommodate up to 28 such cascades.

In addition, the IAEA found signs of the beginning of operation from January 2026 of the annex to the uranium enrichment facility in Canson. Its construction was completed in 2024.

At the same time, the agency emphasizes that it does not have access to North Korea’s nuclear facilities. The estimates are based on available data, including commercial satellite imagery.