According to the Korean Central News Agency, the director of the Foreign Policy Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of North Korea made a statement on May 12, saying that U.S. allies have recently openly carried out military intervention in the Asia-Pacific region on the pretext of monitoring violations of United Nations “sanctions”, further escalating regional tensions. turmoil.
The article stated that not long ago, the United Kingdom talked about implementing the United Nations Security Council’s “sanctions resolution” against North Korea, dispatched naval forces to invade the waters surrounding the Korean Peninsula, and conducted maritime combat training with South Korea. After that, Canada attempted to deploy maritime patrol aircraft at Japanese military bases to carry out attacks on North Korea. Surveillance activities in peninsular waters.
Also, U.S. allies such as Germany, France, and New Zealand have continuously dispatched warships and aircraft into the waters around the Korean Peninsula and other Asia-Pacific regions this year, infringing on the security interests of regional countries and continuously exacerbating military tensions in the region.
In particular, Australian naval warships sailing into the waters around the Korean Peninsula and dispatching military helicopters threaten the maritime and air security of neighboring countries, creating conditions that are likely to provoke an extremely dangerous armed conflict.
The director of the Foreign Policy Office said that the military intervention of the above-mentioned countries under the pretext of so-called implementation of the “resolutions” of the United Nations Security Council and compliance with international law not only violates the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter with sovereign equality and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs at its core, but also threatens North Korea. There are also clear dangers to peace and security on the peninsula and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is deeply concerned about the irresponsible practices of some countries in catering to the United States’ hostile policies and hegemonic strategies against sovereign countries, and urges them to immediately stop provocative actions that further aggravate tensions and instability.
The director of the Foreign Policy Office emphasized that North Korea will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty based on a profound analysis of the negative impacts caused by the worrying behavior of some countries such as Canada, Australia, Britain, Germany, and France that participate in the so-called “sanctions and surveillance activities against North Korea” and safety. Western countries should think carefully. Blindly following the irrational policies of the United States will be harmful to themselves.
