North Korea's unprecedented provocation... "The sharp response proves the effectiveness of the US-Korea response"

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North Korea has recently been pouring out criticism towards the international community along with unprecedented provocations, and the South Korean government said that North Korea's sharp response is evidence that the US and South Korea's response is working.

He also said that he is accelerating efforts to block illegal cyber activities in North Korea, which is one of the sources of funding for nuclear and missile development.

This is Washington Correspondent Nam Seung-mo.

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On the 24th, two days after the announcement of the government's review of additional independent sanctions against North Korea, North Korean Workers' Party Vice Minister Kim Yo-jong issued a statement of condemnation, saying that they were taking issue with their exercise of self-defense as an expression of provocation.

She also slammed a UN Security Council meeting convened on the 22nd to discuss the North Korean provocation issue.

Ambassador to the US Cho Tae-yong said North Korea's response was proof that sanctions against North Korea were working.

[Cho Tae-yong/Ambassador to the U.S.: I think North Korea's sharp reaction revealed in last week's discourse with Kim Yeo-jeong could prove that the efforts of both Korea and the U.S. are working.]

In particular, along with the U.S., illegal cyber activities that are one of the sources of funding for North Korea's nuclear and missile development He said he was focusing on blocking it.

Regarding the recent U.N. Security Council's idling over North Korea's provocations, the government is leading the Security Council resolution system as important as the Security Council is the standard for the international community, but promoting independent sanctions along with South Korea, as well as other countries such as the United States and Japan. It is known that he is putting weight on it.

In addition, it is said that the South Korean government is promoting a plan to contact the Chinese side from various angles rather than expecting results from the US side, which is in conflict over the Taiwan issue, in eliciting cooperation from China, which is important in persuading North Korea.

Attention is focusing on what kind of message North Korea will present as it marks the 5th anniversary of its declaration of completion of nuclear force today (29th) amid strengthening cooperation between South Korea and the United States on sanctions against North Korea.