North Korea released a statement criticizing Prime Minister Kishida's visits to Europe and the United States, saying, "It will only bring about security instability in the Asia-Pacific region," revealing a sense of caution.

Prime Minister Kishida has visited five European and American member countries as the chair of the G7 = seven major countries, and at the summit meeting with France and Italy, he will explain Japan's new national security strategy, which was revised last month. Together, they agreed to advance security cooperation.

Regarding this, North Korea released a statement on the 13th in the name of a researcher of the International Political Research Association, saying, "Amid growing concerns and rejection of the new national security strategy by neighboring countries, Japan is on a journey to secure support. He criticized Prime Minister Kishida by name.



He then pointed out that the countries he visited were members of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and said, "Japan plays the role of a guide to attracting NATO into the region. It will only bring instability," he said.



It seems that North Korea wants to justify its nuclear and missile development, which it claims is for self-defense, by criticizing the strengthening of security cooperation between Japan and the West.