The United Nations has scheduled a meeting of key security agencies to discuss the growing threat of North Korean aggression and the issue of domestic nuclear weapons development.
South Korea, the United States and Japan have called for talks following weeks of escalation in the East Asian region.
The United Nations Security Council has added talks on “non-proliferation” and “North Korea” to its schedule for Thursday, according to the international body's website.
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Representatives from member states will vote during a Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York City. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
“DPRK” is an abbreviation for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and is the country's official name.
East Asia's reclusive regimes have become a recurring theme in international headlines following a series of military escalations and the threat of nuclear weapons capabilities.
Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un On Tuesday, it announced that it had joined the United States in accusing South Korea of military aggression and ordered the nullification of all diplomatic and solidarity efforts with South Korea.
In response, the United States, Japan and South Korea conducted what is likely the largest joint naval exercise off the coast of Jeju Island on Wednesday.
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In this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on December 18, 2023, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen flying an intercontinental ballistic missile called Mars, during what North Korea claims is a training exercise at an unknown location. Watch the launch of “18''. (Korea Central News Agency, via Reuters)
Kim threatened that even the slightest disregard for borders would be grounds for war.
“As our country's southern border is clearly drawn, we will never tolerate an illegal Northern Limit Line or any other border, and if South Korea violates our territory, airspace, or territorial waters by even 0.001 mm, That violation will be considered “warmongering,'' the dictator said.
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South Korea's military said the three countries held a joint naval exercise involving a US aircraft carrier to show off their recent strength against nuclear-armed North Korea, and senior diplomats from the three countries said the conflict with North Korea was escalating. announced that they would meet in Seoul to discuss the issue. (Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, Associated Press)
last year, north korea government The official policy goal of increasing nuclear capabilities was enshrined in the constitution.
The 14th Supreme People's Assembly, a unicameral legislative body, amended the constitution in September 2023.
Kim Jong-un stated in Congress, “North Korea's policy to increase its nuclear forces has been made permanent as the nation's basic law, and no one will be allowed to ignore it.'' “This is a historic event that served as a powerful political tool to significantly strengthen our national defense capabilities.”
