North Korea fires an unknown projectile, and Washington "condemns" the test
On Tuesday, Pyongyang fired an "unidentified projectile" into the sea, which a Japanese official said was a ballistic missile, in a test that coincided with the assertion of North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations on his country's "legitimate right" to test weapons in the face of the "hostile policy" pursued by Washington and its ally, Seoul. .
The South Korean military's chief of staff said in a brief statement that the North Korean army fired an "unspecified projectile" toward the sea off the country's eastern coast.
For his part, a Japanese Defense Ministry official told AFP, on condition of anonymity, that the North Korean military "apparently fired a ballistic missile".
This is the third missile test conducted by North Korea this month.
The first test was on a long-range cruise missile, while the second test was on short-range ballistic missiles.
“Legitimate Right”
At a time when Seoul was announcing the monitoring of this new missile test, North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Sung was affirming, from the pulpit of the United Nations General Assembly, his country’s “legitimate right” to test weapons and “enhance its capabilities.” Defensive.
In Washington, the US State Department announced that the United States "condemns" North Korea's missile test on Tuesday, while calling on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue.
"The United States condemns the missile launch of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," the ministry said in a statement, stressing that this missile test "constitutes a violation of numerous resolutions issued by the UN Security Council and poses a threat to the DPRK's neighbors and the international community."
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