North Korea: "Security Council Meeting Call Is Double Standard... Will Trigger Corresponding Countermeasures"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] North Korea recently reacted with opposition to the United Nations Security Council's (UNSC) decision to convene over its missile test launches, calling it a "double standard" and issued a warning message that it may take countermeasures.

On the 29th, the Korean Central News Agency released a statement in the name of Jo Chol-su, Director of the International Organizations Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, saying, "The UNSC questioning our country's normal activities that fall under the right to self-defense is a disregard for a sovereign state and a clear double standard." North Korea had previously stated on the 25th that the ballistic missile launches fall under the sovereign right to self-defense.

The statement emphasized, "Many countries around the world launch various types of projectiles for the purpose of strengthening their military power," and added, "It is unreasonable to single out only our legitimate self-defensive measures for criticism."

It went on to mention the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises, criticizing the Security Council by saying, "When the United States forcibly conducts war exercises against our Republic right in front of us at any time, they remain silent, but they arbitrarily pick on the self-defensive countermeasures we take to ensure national security."

Regarding this, it also pointed out the Security Council member states, the United Kingdom and France, stating, "It was only a few days ago that the UK officially announced its intention to significantly increase its nuclear warheads, abandoning its nuclear disarmament obligations, and France's recent test launch of a new generation multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) intercontinental ballistic missile is also not long ago."

The statement warned, "For the Security Council to contribute to world peace and security in accordance with its original mission, it must thoroughly uphold the principles of fairness, objectivity, and equity," and added, "We will never overlook the fact that some member states of the Security Council are abusing the UN to realize impure objectives aimed at infringing on the sovereignty of independent countries and hindering their development."

The statement concluded, "If the UN Security Council continues to cling to double standards, it will provoke escalation rather than easing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and confrontation rather than dialogue," and said, "Attempts to infringe upon our right to self-defense will inevitably trigger corresponding countermeasures."

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