North Korea in recent development has condemned the US decision to give greenlight to selling missiles and related equipment to South Korea and vowed to take strong response.
As reported by state media KCNA, North Korea slammed the US hostile attitude towards the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
“We once again and clearly recognized the expression of the U.S. open attitude to be always hostile to the DPRK,” a ministry spokesperson said in remarks.
The denunciation comes after the US State Department approved the potential sale of $125 million worth of AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air tactical missiles and related equipment to Seoul.
As per North Korea’s foreign ministry the sale poses a new threat to the security of the country in the Korean Peninsula.
“Now that the military integration of the U.S. and its allies is being accelerated in the Asia-Pacific region, we cannot overlook the adverse effect of the U.S. sale of its weapons to the ROK on the regional security environment,” the spokesperson added, using the acronym for South Korea’s official name, the Republic of Korea.
North Korea is aware of such threats and will have a “serious, immediate and powerful response to hostile acts in different spheres,” the official added.
North Korea also denounced the US plan of giving financial support to activities related to documenting the human rights situation prevailing in the country and obtaining the other information as the country believed that it will stir instability in its social system.
North Korea claims that this is not the first time Washington delivered weapons systems to South Korea. This year, the US provided advanced air-to-air missiles, naval helicopters, attack helicopters and precision-guided bombs aimed at boosting its defence capabilities.
Such aggressive remarks come after President Donald Trump expressed his desire to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, claiming Kim recently responded to his outreach. Despite this, experts warn that Pyongyang remains largely uninterested in returning to the negotiating table.
