North Korean state media argued that the U.S. Department of State blamed the missile launch as "a measure for self-defense," and the U.S. needs to withdraw its hostility policy in order to resume U.S.-North Korea negotiations. I reiterated my position.
On the 17th, North Korea's state-owned Korean Central News Agency released a commentary on its relationship with the United States under the personal name of an international affairs critic.
In this, the U.S. Department of State accused North Korea of launching missiles from trains as "threatening neighboring countries and the international community," and argued that it was "a measure for self-defense." ..
On that day, South Korea also criticized "The United States has not said anything to the South. It is a double standard," keeping in mind that it also conducted a SLBM = submarine-launched ballistic missile launch experiment on the same day.
Regarding the US-North Korea negotiations, which are in a stalemate, he insisted that he "has never opposed the dialogue itself," and said, "Dialogue and oppression are incompatible. It cannot be taken out, "he said, reiterating his position that it is necessary to withdraw the hostile policy in order to resume negotiations.