Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A senior North Korean diplomat vowed that Pyongyang would "never give up" its nuclear weapons in a rare address to the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. Speaking during the General Debate , Vice Foreign Minister Kim Son Gyong said that imposing denuclearization on the North is "tantamount to demanding it to surrender sovereignty and right to existence." His appearance before the General Assembly marked the first time Pyongyang has sent a senior diplomat since 2018. "