North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement regarding the emergency meeting held at the United Nations Security Council in response to the ballistic missile launch, and criticized North Korea's efforts to strengthen its legitimate defense against the United States and other countries.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on January 18 to discuss responses to the launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile by North Korea, and Japan, Western countries, and other countries said the launch was a violation of Security Council resolutions. I blamed it.
Regarding this, North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement from a spokesperson on the state-run Korean Central News Agency on the 21st.
The report justified the ballistic missile launches as ``part of regular research and development projects,'' and blamed the United States and South Korea, saying they were ``responsible for pushing the Korean peninsula and surrounding regions to the brink of a violent conflict.'' "We should ask," he argued.
He added, ``We will never overlook the fact that it has become common practice in the Security Council for the strengthening of legitimate defense forces to be criticized.We will choose even stronger action.''
At the Security Council, China and Russia defended North Korea, and while no unified response could be taken, North Korea has repeatedly asserted its position justifying missile launches in statements and other documents.