North Korea "Are You Telling Us to Abandon National Defense?" Reacts Against 5 European Countries

Statement by North Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesperson
Immediate Rebuttal to Europe's Condemnation of North Korean Missile Launch
"What Do You Expect to Counter US-ROK Military Power?"
"Could Trigger Our Serious Response" Warning

On the 2nd, Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, supervised a fire strike drill of the frontline long-range artillery unit, Chosun Central TV reported on the 3rd. The photo, released by Chosun Central TV, shows a rocket launcher firing scene, with a projectile blazing and soaring from one of the four launch tubes on the Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea on the 7th condemned the recent joint statement by five European countries in the United Nations Security Council denouncing North Korea's short-range projectile launches as "illogical thinking and groundless accusations."

In a statement on the same day, a spokesperson for the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that their recent frontline long-range artillery unit's fire combat training is a "routine exercise," and argued that condemning it is akin to saying "we should give up our right to self-defense."

The spokesperson retorted, "If even routine training of rocket artillery becomes a target of condemnation and is considered a 'violation of resolutions,' then how are we supposed to counter the military forces of the United States and South Korea right in front of us, and how are we to protect our country?"

He continued, "The illogical thinking and groundless accusations of these countries increasingly resemble the hostile United States," warning, "The reckless actions of these countries, prompted by the United States, will become a fuse that triggers another serious response from us."

Earlier, on the 5th (local time), five European countries in the Security Council?United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, and Estonia?held a closed-door discussion in response to North Korea's recent short-range projectile launches. The North Korean issue was addressed as "other matters" during a meeting discussing the Syria crisis.

Christoph Heusgen, Germany's ambassador to the United Nations, stated in the joint statement, "We condemn such provocative acts," adding, "They undermine international peace and security as well as regional security and stability, and clearly violate Security Council resolutions adopted unanimously."

This statement represents a European-level response and is not an official Security Council position. European regional members have previously led multiple Security Council discussions and issued joint statements in response to North Korea's successive missile launches.

Meanwhile, on the 2nd, North Korea launched two projectiles into the East Sea near Wonsan, Gangwon Province. The next day, the Korean Central News Agency reported them as super-large multiple rocket launchers.

Military experts assess that these super-large multiple rocket launchers are effectively equivalent to short-range ballistic missiles.

Security Council resolutions prohibit launches using North Korea's ballistic missile technology.

Kim Jong-un, Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea, supervised the firepower strike training of the long-range artillery unit at the front line on the 2nd, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the 3rd.

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