North Korean leader met veterans and warned ASEAN against becoming a US 'mouthpiece' amid nuclear state declaration

Kim visits war cemeteries on Korean War armistice anniversary

Reliability 68 · highLIVE22 min agoJuly 27, 2026

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The armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, and North Korea has marked the date as Victory Day since 1996, claiming it won the war against U.S.-led forces. Pyongyang has repeatedly declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state since Kim Jong Un’s 2019 summit with US President Donald Trump collapsed over the scope of denuclearisation and sanctions relief. Kim warned against ASEAN becoming a "mouthpiece" for the United States in this context.

Furthermore, Kim visited the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery on Sunday, where the war dead are buried, and met with veterans, wishing them "good health and long life," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.

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The armistice was signed on July 27, 1953, and North Korea has marked the date as Victory Day since 1996, claiming it won the war against U.S.-led forces.
according to Yonhap News
Pyongyang has repeatedly declared itself an “irreversible” nuclear state since Kim Jong Un’s 2019 summit with US President Donald Trump collapsed over the scope of denuclearisation and sanctions relief. — AFP
according to Malay Mail
Kim warned against ASEAN becoming a "mouthpiece" for the United States in this context.
according to Malay Mail
Kim visited the Fatherland Liberation War Martyrs Cemetery on Sunday, where the war dead are buried, and met with veterans, wishing them "good health and long life," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
according to Yonhap News