Jung Jin-seok "North Korea's Unprecedented Provocation... Military Must Respond with Firm and Resolute Attitude" (Comprehensive)

"Attempt to Build Justification Ahead of 7th Nuclear Test
Impact Site Is Essentially Our Territory
If Conventional Provocations Are Overlooked, We Will Be Taken Hostage by North Korea"

Jung Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, is attending the Emergency Response Committee meeting held at the National Assembly on the 31st and delivering opening remarks. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee, Boryeong Geum] Jeong Jin-seok, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the People Power Party, stated on the 3rd, "We cannot help but condemn North Korea's unprecedented provocations," adding, "We must resolutely retaliate."

Chairman Jeong said during a meeting with reporters at the National Assembly that day, "North Korea launched ballistic missiles crossing our Northern Limit Line for the first time since the Korean War, and the missile impact site was within our territorial waters, essentially our territory."

He emphasized, "It appears that North Korea is attempting to justify its 7th nuclear test by carrying out successive provocations, but we cannot overlook these ballistic missile provocations aimed at South Korea and Japan, especially those targeting areas that are essentially our territory. I believe our military must respond with a firm and resolute attitude."

The People Power Party had planned to hold an emergency consultation with the government regarding the missile launch the previous day, but canceled the meeting as North Korea launched another missile on the morning of the 3rd. Chairman Jeong said, "Since North Korea provoked again, I thought a response to this should precede the meeting, so it was canceled."

Chairman Jeong also stressed on his Facebook that morning, "If we overlook conventional provocations carried out under the confidence of nuclear weapons, we will inevitably be held hostage by North Korea," calling for a firm military response.

He also criticized the previous administration, saying, "During the five years of the Moon Jae-in administration, there was an obsession with a mirage-like declaration of the end of the war, which gave Kim Jong-un time to advance nuclear missile capabilities."

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