North Korean leader's sister warns the US of a "more deadly security crisis"
In a joint statement, America and its allies called for curbing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister yesterday warned the United States that it would face a "more deadly security crisis", while Washington presses for the United Nations to condemn North Korea's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Kim Yo Jong's warning came hours after US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council that her country would circulate a proposed presidential statement condemning North Korea's banned missile tests and other destabilizing activities.
After the meeting, the US ambassador also read a statement from 14 countries supporting action to limit North Korea's progress in its weapons programs.
Kim Yo Jong, who is the second most influential person in North Korea after her brother, attacked the United States for issuing what she described as the "disgusting joint statement with mobs like Britain, France, Australia, Japan and South Korea."
Kim likened the United States to "a dog that barks with fear".
She said North Korea would consider the US-led statement "a flagrant violation of our sovereignty and a serious political provocation."
"The United States should know that no matter how much it seeks to disarm (North Korea), it can never deny (North Korea) its right to defend itself, and the more it increases its hostile moves (North Korea), I faced a more deadly security crisis.”
An emergency session was held in the UN Security Council due to North Korea's launch of its intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday, as part of what experts say is an attempt to modernize its nuclear arsenal and increase its influence and ability to pressure diplomacy in the future.
During the UN Security Council meeting, the United States and its allies strongly criticized the missile launch and called for action to restrict North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes.
However, Russia and China, which enjoy the right of veto (veto) in the UN Security Council, opposed any pressure and new sanctions on North Korea.
In May, the two countries opposed a US-led attempt to tighten sanctions on North Korea over its ballistic missile tests banned by UN Security Council resolutions.
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