North Korea accused the US and South Korea of escalating tensions to the brink of nuclear war through their joint military drills, vowing to respond with “offensive action”…
A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022.A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, July 19, 2022.
The commentary singled out the air carrier’s participation as aimed at stoking confrontation, saying Pyongyang will respond to the drills by exercising its war deterrence through “offensive action”. The envoys also agreed to step up efforts to stem the North’s illegal cyber activities including theft of virtual currencies and hacking, it added.dispatch, Han Tae Song, permanent representative of North Korea’s diplomatic mission in Geneva, strongly denounced an annual resolution adopted this week by the UN Human Rights Council on the country’s rights situation.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has called for raising awareness over Pyongyang’s rights abuses.
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