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Paris condemns “in the strongest terms” the launch of a North Korean missile

North Korea has stepped up weapons tests in recent weeks, described as simulated “nuclear tactical” strikes against targets in South Korea.

France condemned this Friday “with the greatest firmness” the launch by North Korea of ​​a ballistic missile, denouncing a “violation of the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.”

“La France également avec une vive preoccupation les déclaraciones de la Corée du Nord du 13 octobre, où elle affirme avoir procédé à des tirs de missiles stratégiques de longue portée pouvant emporter des armes nucléaires tactiques”, according to a communiqué from the French Ministry of Affairs foreigners.

“These statements, together with North Korea’s military provocations north of the de-escalation zone, contribute to a worrying rise in tensions on the peninsula,” the statement added.

“Strong military countermeasures”

According to the North Korean official agency KCNA, a ballistic missile was fired into the sea on the night of Thursday to Friday, in response to a South Korean artillery drill.

A spokesman for the North Korean military accused the South Korean military of conducting “artillery fire for about ten hours” near the border on Thursday. The North Korean military “took strong military countermeasures” in response to this “provocative action,” the KCNA statement added.

The North Korean planes crossed a “reconnaissance line”, prompting an automatic response from the South, according to the same source. Seoul has launched fighter jets, including F-35As. This is the second major fighter jet deployment in a week.

An increase in missile tests.

“France once again urges North Korea to fulfill its international obligations without delay, to return to the negotiating table and to put an immediate end to its destabilizing actions,” continues the Quai d’Orsay.

North Korea has stepped up weapons tests in recent weeks, described as simulated “nuclear tactical” strikes against targets in South Korea.

Seoul and Washington also hope that Pyongyang, which is seen as threatened by US, South Korean and Japanese military exercises in the region, will resume its nuclear tests soon.

Author: JF with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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