Ruling and Opposition Parties Condemn North Korea's Drone Provocation... "Do Not Cross the Line" "Severe Warning"

Ruling Party: "Will Respond Firmly to North Korean Provocations"
Opposition Party: "Strong Confrontation, North Korea Gains Nothing"

[Asia Economy Reporter Oh Ju-yeon] On the 26th, both ruling and opposition parties strongly condemned North Korea's drone provocation in unison.

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Park Jeong-ha, chief spokesperson of the People Power Party, issued a statement in the afternoon, saying, "It seems that the Kim Jong-un regime is increasingly escalating provocations as it fails to find a proper breakthrough in U.S.-North Korea relations," and emphasized, "The Republic of Korea will respond firmly to North Korea's provocations."

Spokesperson Park warned, "North Korea has launched ballistic missiles more than 30 times this year, along with various provocations such as multiple rocket launcher firings and aerial demonstrations through fighter jet sorties," adding, "Do not cross the line any further."

He said, "Starting next year, the South Korea-U.S. combined forces will resume large-scale exercises that were suspended under the previous administration to establish a foundation capable of responding with overwhelming military power in any situation," and stated, "The People Power Party and the Yoon Seok-yeol administration strongly warn the Kim Jong-un regime. Our patience is not infinite."

Ahn Ho-young, chief spokesperson of the Democratic Party, also warned in a briefing, "North Korea must no longer test our patience," and criticized, "They should clearly understand that there is nothing to gain from a strong-for-strong confrontation."

However, regarding our military's response, he pointed out, "North Korean drones roamed our airspace for six hours, causing anxiety among the people," and demanded, "The reason for remaining silent about the airspace violation by North Korean drones for over six hours must be clarified."

He also said, "The crash of an Air Force tactical control aircraft belonging to the Wonju base in Gangwon Province during takeoff is rightfully criticized as an immature and inadequate response," and added, "The military and government should clearly answer why they concealed the threat of North Korean drones under the pretext of security and left the people exposed to danger."

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