On Thursday May 24, North Korean state media released a statement by Choe Son Hui, one of the DPRK’s six Vice-Ministers for Foreign Affairs, in which the country once again rejected the United States’ concept of “complete, verifiable, and irreversible dismantlement” (CVID) of its nuclear weapons.

The message, notably, reiterated previous DPRK claims that should Washington continue to “insult the goodwill” of Pyongyang, Vice-Minister Choe will suggest to the “supreme leadership” (Kim Jong Un) that he reassess his planned participation in the June 12 summit.

Choe Song Hui’s statement follows a series of statements by