1 of 1 US and South Korea to hold military exercises with fighter jets and bombers on February 19, 2023 — Photo: Government of South Korea/Handout via Portal
North Korea’s foreign ministry on Saturday urged the United Nations to call for an immediate halt to joint USSouth Korea military exercises, saying the exercises would increase tensions between the countries and the situation could spiral out of control.
exercises are u “Irresponsible escalation of tensions”Kim Sun Kyung, deputy foreign minister, said in a statement to state news agency KCNA.
The United States and South Korea held a set of joint exercises In late February, while North Korea responded with that ICBM test firingwith the ability to reach American territory.
North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programs are forbidden UN Security Council resolutions, but the government says its weapons development is necessary to counter “hostile policies” by the US and its allies.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, along with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, urged countries to step up enforcement of the sanctions against North Korea in response to the recent launch of ballistic missiles.
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