The ambassador expressed regrets over Seouls decision to join the sanctions regime and said the move will be of no help for long-sought three-way cooperative projects involving the two Koreas and Russia.

North Korean citizens visit the statues of their late leaders Kim Il-sung.The North has claimed it has remained coronavirus-free since the pandemic began two years ago.

but none of them were found to be infected.AP-Yonhap North Korea has reported to the World Health Organization that the country has seen no cases of COVID-19 after more than 56.227 North Koreans have been tested for COVID-19 so far.

a global vaccine distribution platform.It has also refused to accept vaccines allocated to the country through the COVAX Facility.

According to the latest WHO statistics.

000 of its people have been tested so farThe NSC condemned the Norths firing of ballistic missiles that violate U

and called for Pyongyang to immediately stop acts that raise tensions on the Korean Peninsula.the Beijing Winter Paralympics and the upcoming presidential vote in South Korea; urging the North to immediately stop acts that raise tensions.

citing Russias invasion of Ukraine.a Cheong Wa Dae statement said.