00:00North Korea says the United States' policy remains hostile and vows to keep building its nuclear arsenal.
00:07Pyongyang is rejecting repeated calls from the U.S. to give up its nuclear ambitions,
00:12saying they are essential to protect its sovereignty.
00:16North Korea accuses Washington of taking a confrontational approach,
00:21pointing to U.S. demands for its complete denuclearization,
00:25criticism of its human rights record and military drills with South Korea and Japan.
00:30The statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a major scaleback of annual U.S.-South Korea military exercises.
00:38Trump said he has a very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
00:42and that the drills were costly and sent an unnecessarily hostile signal to Pyongyang.
00:48Trump has also been pushing for another summit with Kim.
00:51The two leaders met three times in 2018 and 2019 but failed to reach a deal on North Korea's nuclear
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01:00Meanwhile, the U.S., South Korea and Japan are due to hold a joint military exercise from September 7.
01:06South Korea said the drill is aimed at improving coordination against nuclear and missile threats,
01:12but Pyongyang has repeatedly called it a threat to regional security.
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