Kim Jong-un says Pyongyang has “nothing to talk about with enemies” following joint US-South Korean navy drills
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) doesn’t see any level in participating in talks with the US and South Korea, the nation’s chief, Kim Jong-un, has mentioned.
In a report launched by North Korean state news company KCNA on Monday, Kim is quoted as saying the “enemies have still been talking about dialogue and negotiations while posing military threats to us.” He went on to state that Pyongyang has “nothing to talk about with our enemies, and we do not feel the need to do so.“
According to KCNA, Kim careworn {that a} clear sign ought to be despatched to the nations escalating the state of affairs within the area.
Speaking throughout an inspection of the nation’s tactical nuclear operation models’ drills held from September 25 to October 9, he famous that the DPRK will hold an in depth watch on the “unstable security situation on the Korean Peninsula and all military moves by the enemies.“
Pyongyang will take “all military countermeasures, if necessary,” Kim was reported as saying.
Commenting on the a number of launches of ballistic missiles by the North Korean navy in latest weeks, the KCNA report mentioned the choice to conduct them was made in late September in response to large-scale navy workout routines by the US and South Korea. The firing of the rockets, together with one which flew over Japan and landed within the Pacific Ocean final Tuesday, is claimed to have been a take a look at of Pyongyang’s deterrence capabilities.
Kim warned that the “irresponsible aggravation of the situation by the U.S. and South Korean regimes” will elicit an excellent stronger response from North Korea.
He reiterated that the nation’s nuclear fight forces fulfill the function of defending the “dignity, sovereignty and right to survival of the DPRK.“
In late September, the US, South Korea, and Japan started a joint anti-submarine drill within the Sea of Japan – the primary such train since 2017. The maneuvers featured the USS Ronald Reagan nuclear-powered plane service together with three different warships. Representing Japan was an Asahi-class destroyer, whereas South Korea deployed the destroyer Menmu the Great.