The country’s ambassador declared the “legitimate right” to “strengthen defense capabilities” before the general assembly of the United Nations
The North Korea fired at least one unidentified bullet in the China Sea Oriental. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing the armed forces, without specifying what kind of bullet it is and from where it was launched. There news it was confirmed give one spokesman of the Japanese Ministry of Defense, according to which the bullet «appears to be a ballistic missile“. The launch comes in a period characterized by an apparent test escalation: the North Korean regime has tested two ballistic missiles short-range on September 15 and a cruise missile days before.
In the last few weeks then da Pyongyang they have arrived conflicting messages. In recent days, the influential sister and key adviser of the leader Kim Jong Un, Kim Yo Jong, appeared to be open to the prospect of a inter-Korean summit. But he insisted that they would be needed “impartiality» e mutual respect, and asked the South to “stop making impudent comments.” “Nobody can denyTo North Korea on right to test weapons, claimed the ambassador of North Korea, speaking at the General Assembly of the United Nations, more or less in the same hours as the new one missile launch.
“Testing weapons is our legitimate right”
Nobody can deny North Korea the right to self defense to develop, test, manufacture and own weapon systems equivalent to those that are owned or developed by them, ”stressed the diplomatic, referring to South Korea and the United States. “We’re just building ours national defense to defend and safeguard reliably the security and the pace of the country, ”he added. Pyongyang is subject to multiple sanctions
international for its programs of nuclear weapons e banned ballistic missiles. He has already carried out d
several missile tests this month: one involved a cruise missile long range and another with short-range ballistic missiles, according to the southern military. Kim added that the annual joint military exercises between United States and South Korea and «the deployment of all kinds of strategic weapons»Towards the North should be interrupted« in way
permanent».
Japan’s reaction
After launch, Japan has disposed of intensify surveillance on North Korea. “We are stepping up surveillance and analyzing the situation, ”said the Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in statements to reporters at theI arrive at the Kantei, the official office of the Japanese prime minister, collected by the public broadcaster NHK. Suga ordered at Japanese armed forces to ensure the safety of the maritime and air traffic and to prepare for any eventuality. Japan monitor this kind of North Korean test, considering them one threat to his safety, given the proximity to its territory.
The US “condemns” the launch
The South Korean army confirmed the launch at 06:40 local time of what he described as a short-range missile fired from the province of Chagang, inside the country. According to Tokyo, it could be a ballistic missile, that it would violate the resolutions of the Security Council of United Nations imposed on the Pyongyang regime, which prohibits testing of this type, and which has repeatedly imposed sanctions on its own missile programs e nuclear. The US State Department he “condemned” the launch. “The United States condemn North Korea’s rocket launch, ”the department said in a statement. «This launch is in violation from multiple resolutions of the Security Council of United Nations and represents a threat for the neighbors of the South Korea and the international community. We remain committed to a diplomatic approach and invite them to engage in the dialogue».
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