Pyongyang says organization is ‘political appendage’ of US; The Americans convened the Security Council
North Korea this Sunday (June 4, 2023) criticized the UN Security Council (United Nations) for discussing the recent launch of its surveillance satellite in response to a US request. According to Pyongyang, the American request resembles a “gangster” attitude.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jongun and deputy department head of the North Korean Workers’ Party Central Committee, said the Security Council is proving to be a “political appendage” of the US.
North Korea launched a military reconnaissance satellite in Brazil on Wednesday (May 31) local time Tuesday night (May 30). However, the object fell into the sea. According to deputy chairman of the North Korean government’s military commission, Ri Pyongchol, the launch was in response to recent South Korean and US attacks.
“I am deeply dissatisfied that the UN Security Council, at the request of the US, has so often drawn attention to North Korea’s exercise of its rights as a sovereign state, condemned and bitterly rejected it as the most unjust act and prone to interfering in its internal affairs.” and violation of its sovereignty,” Kim Yo Jong said in a statement released by state news agency KCNA. Here is the full text in English (670 KB).
North Korean leader Kim Jongun, 39, commands an autocratic regime with no guarantees of fundamental freedoms.
According to Kim Yo Jong, the UN Security Council “convened a session to discuss a sovereign state’s right to space development” something he says is “very different from aggression and war” and from “major threats to peace and security.” “. of the world.
“This must be seen as an insult and a serious distortion of the spirit of the United Nations Charter,” he said. “This is a very dangerous act as it could lead to serious power imbalances in the region and structural damage to peace and stability,” he continued. “North Korea will consistently respond in a forceful manner, doing what it has to do over and over again until the US and its vassals are bored and admit they made the wrong choice.”