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North Korea issued its first public comments on the recent summit between South Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol and Japan’s Fumio Kishida, criticizing Seoul for subservience to its former colonizer. 

The Uriminzokkiri article railed against greater security coordination between the two countries, which have sought to improve ties while emphasizing the importance of sanctions against the DPRK and U.S. extended deterrence. [/p