North Korea calls UN chief Guterres’ remarks on missile test inappropriate

North Korea on Wednesday accused UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of taking a “highly unfair and unbalanced position” in condemning its recent missile test but ignoring alleged US hostility towards it. After North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test on Saturday, Guterres strongly condemned it and reiterated his appeal to immediately stop any further provocative actions.

In a statement, Guterres also urged North Korea to resume talks on the subject of nuclear disarmament. Kim Sun Gyeong, North Korea’s deputy foreign minister for international organizations, said in a statement: “It is deeply regrettable that the UN Secretary-General is making illogical and frivolous comments, which contradict statements made by US State Department officials over a long period of time.” It’s just a little different.

Kim said North Korea’s ICBM test was a response to the security threat posed by the US temporarily deploying long-range bombers earlier this year for joint training with South Korea. “The UN Secretary-General should clearly understand that his unprovoked and prejudiced stance on the Korean Peninsula issue is serving as a provoking factor for hostile activities by the US and its proxies against North Korea,” he said.

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