N. Korea blasts US for ditching Paris climate accord
U.S. President Donald Trump announces on June 3 that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate accord. / Yonhap
By Lee Han-soo
North Korea says the U.S. decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord is foolish.
A spokesperson for North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Tuesday that it shows the U.S.’s shortsightedness, in that protecting the earth the U.S. can also prosper.
“The withdrawal from the Paris agreement, which is a byproduct of Trump’s America first policy, shows the U.S.’s selfishness and low morality,” the spokesperson said. “It means that the U.S. is willing to sacrifice the whole world to have a prosperous life of its own.”
The spokesperson said the withdrawal also had caused great danger in other areas.
"The U.S. attitude toward the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue is a representative example," the spokesperson said.
“It is very unfair and dangerous for the U.S. to pursue hostile policies against North Korea and demand sacrifices from other nations to do the same for its own security.”
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal from the accord on June 3.