# North Korea dismisses UN nuclear watchdog resolution

https://mins.news/en/item/65157

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-19 03:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/19/north-korea-dismisses-un-nuclear-watchdog-resolution?traffic_source=rss

> North Korea rejected an IAEA resolution criticising its nuclear weapons programme, declaring its status as a nuclear power irreversible. Kim Yo Jong accused the agency of bias and double standards for overlooking US and South Korean nuclear activities, while Pyongyang said the US- and Western-backed resolution would not alter its position.

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