The leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-unstated that he will not hesitate to “eliminate“militarily to any adversary that uses force against Pyongyang, and again called South Korea as their “main enemy”, in a speech published today by state media.
Kim made this statement during a commemorative event held the day before during a visit to the North Korean Ministry of Defense, to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the country’s army.
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“If enemies try to use force against our country, we will make the brave decision to change history and we will not hesitate to use all our military superpower to eliminate them.“said Kim in his speech collected by the state agency KCNA.
The North Korean dictator also once again crossed out South Korea of “most damaging main enemy” of the North and “puppet country”, and emphasized the decision of “national politics” of “occupy its territory in case of contingency as a reasonable measure“for the security of Pyongyang and for the”peace and stability in the future”.
Kim also noted that peace “It is not something that can be begged or earned in exchange for conversations”, and reaffirmed that the North does not contemplate getting involved again in “unrealistic conversations and cooperation” with the South.
North Korea He also announced the day before that he has abolished a series of laws for economic cooperation with the South, in what is another gesture that deepens the worsening of ties between both neighbors.
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Following the failure in 2019 of negotiations on denuclearization with USANorth Korea has opted to modernize its weapons, reject offers of dialogue and get closer to Beijing and Moscowwith whom he has exchanged weapons, while Seoul and Washington They have reinforced their deterrence mechanisms and their military cooperation, which has taken the peninsula to new historical levels of tension.
The North Korean leader was accompanied during his attendance at the army anniversary celebration banquet at his daughter’s Ministry of Defense Kim Ju-aewho has been appearing alongside the dictator in many of his public events and whom South Korean intelligence sees as his father’s most likely successor.
