On the 30th (local time), Chairman Park In-cheol of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea claimed at the World Speakers Conference held in Switzerland that "the pre-preparation by the United States and South Korea to realize a nuclear war has entered a strict stage" and that "the Republic is being urged to take all necessary measures to respond to this geopolitical crisis."
Chairman Park noted during the sixth meeting held in Geneva that "a peaceful and stable environment is more essential for the Republic than ever," emphasizing that "having the capability to proactively respond to security threats is a vital matter for defending our nation's sovereignty and territorial stability." This underscored his existing position on developing nuclear capabilities in the context of self-defense.
Chairman Park also said, "The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will never allow the abuses of the United States and its follower forces that seek to maintain a hegemonic unilateral dominance system."
National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik, who attended the World Speakers Conference, observed Chairman Park's speech at the meeting venue. It was reported that there were no separate meetings between Speaker Woo and Chairman Park.
Earlier, Vice Minister of the Labor Party Kim Yeo-jung released a statement on the 29th in relation to comments by a White House official indicating that dialogue with North Korea is open for denuclearization, stating, "If one cannot accept the changed reality and clings only to the past, the meeting will remain just a hope for the United States." The Vice Minister also stated the previous day that "there will be no opportunity to sit face to face with South Korea."