US-North Korea Security Council war of words ‘rare public sparring’, Yonhap News ‘China and Russia covering North Korea’
Regarding the public war of words between the U.S. and North Korea at the UN Security Council, Reuters reported it as ‘rare public sparring’ and Voice of America (VOA) reported it as ‘a war of words between the US and North Korea ambassadors’, while Yonhap News reported it as ‘China and Russia covering up North Korea again at the UN Security Council’ 28 It was reported.
Reuters reported on the 27th that the United States and North Korea's UN ambassadors argued at the UN Security Council on the 27th about North Korea's launch of its first spy satellite and why tensions are rising due to rare, direct and public exchanges between the hostile countries.
'Reuters' titled <North Korea and U.S. envoys engage in rare public sparring at UN>, "At the end of the meeting, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and North Korean Ambassador Kim Song made unscheduled remarks and denied the right to reply at the Security Council table." “There was a fight over it,” he said.
The ‘Union’ is <China and Russia covering North Korea again at the UN Security Council... In the title "The West's Excessive Reaction", the theory of sanctions is rebutted with North Korea's logic, including the right to self-defense... The U.S. posted a photo of China's deputy ambassador to the UN Geng Shuang's remarks at the top with the subtitle "Only two permanent members did not participate in the response," but North Korean Ambassador Kim Song's remarks were not included in the article.
'Yonhap' said, "North Korea again violated the UN Security Council resolution by launching a military reconnaissance satellite, but China and Russia, permanent members of the Security Council, still protected North Korea." "However, China and Russia used various logics to protect North Korea. justified the launch of a reconnaissance satellite. Geng Shuang, China's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, said, "No country can sacrifice another country's right to self-defense for its own security," the report said.
'Yonhap' continued, "This is in the same context as North Korea's claim that it 'developed nuclear weapons to respond to the nuclear threat from the United States,'" and added, "Russian Deputy Ambassador Anna Evstigniva said North Korea's satellite launch was a threat to the United States." “It repeated North Korea’s logic that it was to deal with ,” he said.
Reuters reported, “Kim Song said, ‘The United States, one of the belligerents, is threatening us with nuclear weapons,’ and ‘North Korea, as another belligerent, is developing, testing, manufacturing, and developing weapons systems equivalent to those that the United States already possesses or is currently developing. “It is a legitimate right to hold,” the report said.
Reuters reported, “U.S. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said, ‘We strongly reject the dishonest claim that North Korea’s missile launches were merely defensive in nature in response to bilateral and trilateral military exercises.’ is routine, defensive, and announced in advance, and I would like to once again seriously express my proposal for dialogue without preconditions. “North Korea just needs to accept this,” he said.
Reuters reported the war of words between North American and North American ambassadors.
Kim Song said North Korea will continue to strengthen its military capabilities until the "persistent military threat" is eliminated.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said, “North Korea’s actions are based on paranoia about a possible attack by the United States,” adding, “If there is anything the United States wants to provide to North Korea, it is humanitarian aid for its own people, not weapons to destroy its own people.” “He said.
Reuters said in an article, “For years after the war, the UN Security Council was divided on how to deal with North Korea,” and added, “Russia and China, which hold veto power along with the United States, Britain, and France, said more sanctions would not help. “He said he would not do so and hoped sanctions would be eased,” the report said.
Reuters continued, “China and Russia claim joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea are provoking North Korea, while Washington accuses Beijing and Moscow of emboldening North Korea by shielding it from more sanctions,” the Security Council article said. concluded.
The Voice of America (VOA) held an open meeting in response to North Korea's launch of a reconnaissance satellite under the title "Security Council holds an open meeting in response to North Korea's satellite launch... War of words between the U.S. and North Korea ambassadors," but the meeting was held without any concrete results. It was reported on the 28th, “With China and Russia again blaming the United States, not North Korea, for the problem, the U.S. and North Korean ambassadors engaged in a rare war of words.”
VOA said, “Ambassador Kim devoted a significant portion of his remarks that day to criticizing America’s hostile policy and military threats against North Korea,” and added, “In response to Ambassador Kim’s remarks, U.S. Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield requested additional speaking rights. “We refuted North Korea’s claim, and in response, North Korea requested the right to speak and the United States also refuted it again, drawing attention as the two sides continued to engage in a war of words,” the report said.
VOA then reported the war of words between the United States and North Korea. The main parts are as follows.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield said, “Unlike North Korea, we intentionally reduce risk and pursue transparency by announcing training dates and content in advance.”
North Korean Ambassador Kim looked directly at Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield and said, “North Korea and the United States are not simply a relationship between unfriendly countries without diplomatic relations, but have been in a state of war officially, legally, and practically for 70 years.” “Relationships between belligerent countries,” he said.
Ambassador Kim continued, “The United States, a warring party, is treating us with nuclear weapons, and North Korea, another warring party, has the legitimate right to develop, test, manufacture and possess weapons systems equivalent to those that the United States already possesses and is developing.” He said.
Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield responded to Ambassador Lee Kim’s remarks by saying, “Let me make one thing clear,” adding, “The United States has not fired any weapons toward North Korea.”
VOA said, “Statements condemning North Korea from some countries, including the United States, which are usually announced at the press conference in front of the conference hall, were not read separately on this day.”