Kim Jong-un participated in a military meeting in response to alleged provocations and growing tensions with South Korea, accused of sending drones with propaganda. The South denies its participation.
The leader of North Korea presented “immediate military action” at a high-level meeting on national security, in a context of increasing tensions with South Korea, North Korean state media reported this Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un “defined the direction of immediate military action and indicated the important tasks that must be carried out within the framework of war deterrence and the exercise of the right to self-defense”reported the KCNA news agency.
Monday’s meeting included the country’s top security officials, including the army chief and the national security and defense ministers.
The meeting took place at a time of high tensions between the two Koreas.
North Korea, which accused the South of sending ‘drones’ with propaganda leaflets to Pyongyangsent reinforcements to the border and warned that the Launching another drone would be considered “a declaration of war”.
“Our military is closely monitoring the situation and is fully prepared to respond to the North’s provocations,” South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) spokesman Lee Seong-joon reacted on Monday. criticizing Pyongyang for the “shameless” accusations.
The North Korean regime has complained since the beginning of October about the presence of several ‘drones’ that drop propaganda leaflets with “inflammatory rumors and nonsense” over the capital, and accuses Seoul of being responsible.
During the meeting, a report on the enemy’s “serious provocations” was presented and Kim “expressed a firm political and military position,” according to KCNA.
The Minister of Defense of South Korea, Kim Yong-hyun initially denied that Seoul was responsible for sending the unmanned aerial devices.. The JCS later said it could not “confirm whether North Korea’s allegations were true or not.”
Southern groups often send propaganda and US dollars to the North, usually in balloons.
Although the two Koreas are still technically at war, as the 1950-53 conflict ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, the United Nations Command in Korea, which is overseeing the armistice, said it was aware of the accusations from North Korea.
“The command is currently investigating in strict accordance with the armistice agreement,” he said.
North Korea orders artillery fire on border if ‘drones’ are detected
Source: Observadora
