US message to North Korea: Commitment to South Korea’s defense is “iron”

THE US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, talking to his counterpart South Korea, Chung Ewi – Yong, sent a message to her North Korea. The tones between it Washington and her Pyongyang go up against the background of its missile tests North Korea.

His country Kim Jong Un in recent days has taken place three rocket launches. One of them, in fact, was described as “supersonic” and caused a mini-suspension of some airports on the west coast of USA. Since last October, the North Korea has done a total of six – known – tests.

According to an announcement by his representative State Department, Ned Price, The Anthony Blinken “Underlined the importance of the ongoing US-South Korea-Japan tripartite cooperation” and stressed that the US commitment to its defense South Korea remains “iron”. In a message on his account at Twitter, The United States Secretary of State, said that they also discussed the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

Recently, the North Korea defended its actions. She relied on her right to legal defense and accused them United States of America that they are deliberately escalating by imposing new sanctions, the official news agency of the country, the KCNA, citing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country.

The recent development of a “new type of weapon” is part of its effort North Korea to modernize its national defense, while not targeting a specific country, nor harming the security of its neighbors, said a representative of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the statement transmitted by KCNA.

The US government imposed the first sanctions against it on Wednesday (12/1) North Korea because of its armament program Pyongyang. US sanctions show that although the Washington speaks of diplomacy and dialogue, “pursues policy aimed at isolation and strangulation” of North Korea, stressed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of.