S. Korea highlights phased, flexible NK denuclearization approach at NPT event

South Korea has underscored a phased and flexible approach to North Korea's denuclearization at an event on Pyongyang's nuclear ambition and its challenges to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday. During the event co-hosted with France in New York on Tuesday (U.S. time) on the sidelines of the 11th U.N. NPT Review Conference, Ha Wi-young, director-general for international security of the ministry, stressed the importance of maintaining the goal of North Korea's complete denuclearization. He also raised the need to pursue flexible strategies in tackling North Korea's nuclear issue, including phased approaches, citing shifting strategic conditions surrounding the Korean Peninsula. South Korea and France have jointly organized North Korea-related events since 2017 on the occasion of the U.N. NPT conferences. This year's gathering was attended by around 70 participants from governments, academia and international organizations. Kim Sang-jin, South Korea's deputy ambassador to the U.N., noted the advancements in North Korea's nuclear and

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