The statement said that scientists of the DPRK succeeded in nuclear fusion reaction on the occasion of the birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung, thus opening up a new phase in the Juche-oriented and independent development of the latest science and technology of the country and making a definite breakthrough toward the development of safe and environment-friendly energy.

It noted that the DPRK's successful nuclear fusion dealt a telling blow at the "UN sanctions" applied by the U.S. in a bid to suffocate the DPRK economically, adding that the imperialists can never bring the DPRK to its knees.