North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun says his country will continue to strengthen its nuclear deterrence against South Korean and U.S. hostility.

Pak, in an interview with the Russian news agency Interfax in Pyongyang on Friday, blasted Seoul and Washington for what he said were their policies that incite continued confrontation.

He said that tension on the Korean Peninsula can't be eliminated unless South Korea and the U.S. change their stance and that North Korea will continue to bolster its defense capabilities, including nuclear development, in the future.

He said that the situation on the peninsula is at a very dangerous point and that inter-Korean ties have worsened in unprecedented terms due to South Korean and U.S. policies.

The minister said he will discuss with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov bilateral relations and other global concerns during a four-day visit to Moscow that starts Sunday.