north korea condemns us-rok military exercises for heightening tensions on peninsula
2024-09-05
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the korean central news agency reported on the 5th that the head of the press office of the north korean ministry of national defense made a speech on the same day, condemning the us-rok joint military exercises for exacerbating military tensions on the peninsula and saying that north korea will strengthen its national defense to effectively safeguard national security and regional peace.
on august 19, south koreans held a protest rally in front of the yongsan presidential palace in seoul, demanding an immediate halt to the joint military exercises launched by the south korean and us militaries that day. (photo by xinhua news agency reporter yao qilin)
the conversation said that the united states and south korea held the largest joint military exercise in history, "ulchi freedom shield", from august 19 to 29, with more than 200 fighter jets and the u.s. army's chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attack response forces participating. the united states and south korea also conducted the "double dragon" joint landing training from august 26, which is an "extremely reckless and extremely dangerous" military move based on the premise of attacking north korea.
the statement warned that the accumulation of such threatening actions on the korean peninsula would trigger military tensions, undermine the regional security environment and lead to an irreversible catastrophic situation. north korea will continue to strengthen its defense capabilities and effectively safeguard national security and regional peace with strong strength and practical actions.
source: xinhua news agency
editor: zhang liangsheng
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