The South Korean president on Sunday urged the country’s army to respond decisively to the actions of North Korea, which hours before launched a new missile and described South Korea as an “indisputable enemy.”
“Our military must respond firmly and with determination to any provocation from the enemy,” South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said in a statement released by his office, during a virtual meeting with the country’s Chief of Staff, Kim Seung-. kyum and other military personnel.
“Them [a Coreia do Norte] we must understand that only strong mental preparation of our troops and realistic training can guarantee strong security,” he added.
The South Korean president also warned that “North Korea continues to carry out provocations using symmetric and asymmetric tools, while continuing to increase its nuclear and missile programs.”
North Korea launched three short-range ballistic missiles in the Sea of Japan on the past day, with the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff pointing to “three short-range ballistic missiles launched by North Korea in the East Sea.” . (name of the Sea of Japan in both Koreas) from the Junghwa area in North Hwanghae Province (southwest)” around 08:00 local time, 23:00 on Friday in Lisbon.
The North Korean launches come at a time when tensions on the Korean peninsula are at their height and just a day after Seoul conducted a test to speed up the launch of military reconnaissance satellites.
This year, North Korea has launched about fifty projectiles of different types.
Source: Observadora
