Iran deal 'not right blueprint' for Korean Peninsula

DPRK Ambassador to China Ji Jae-ryong said on Tuesday in Beijing that his country has no interest in any nuclear deal like Iran's, since the two countries' situations are "completely different".

At a rare news conference held at the embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ji reiterated Pyongyang's stand that the escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula were rooted in the "hostile policies" set by the United States.

Ji told reporters that the Iranian agreement was reached through protracted efforts because Teheran wanted the international community to recognize its independent rights to nuclear activities, and it sought relief from international sanctions. However, the situation of the DPRK is completely different, he said, asserting that the DPRK "is a nuclear weapons state both in name and in reality".