South Korea ‘delays launch of reconnaissance satellite’ North Korea ‘US must recognize ambivalent independent state’

South Korea ‘delays launch of reconnaissance satellite’ North Korea ‘US must recognize ambivalent independent state’

South Korea postponed its plan to launch a reconnaissance satellite on the 30th, and North Korea announced that the United States must recognize a two-faced independent state as a prerequisite.
Korea was scheduled to mount a reconnaissance satellite on a U.S. Falcon 9 rocket and launch it from the San Francisco base on the 30th, but Reuters reported on the 30th that it had been postponed due to ‘weather’.
North Korea's Vice-Minister of Labor Kim Yo-jong said, "We once again make it clear to the United States that we have requested North Korea to set a time and agenda for the resumption of DPRK-U.S. dialogue," adding, "The sovereignty of an independent state can never be an agenda for negotiations, and therefore the Democratic People's Republic of Korea “We will never face the United States,” he announced on the 30th through the Korean Central News Agency.
Reuters quoted Chosun News Agency as saying, “North Korea said it would not negotiate sovereignty with the United States and criticized the United States as ‘two-faced’ for proposing talks while strengthening its military activities in the region.” He said this day.
Reuters reported that Kim Yo-jong said, “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Thomas-Greenfield emphasized efforts to resume talks with North Korea, but there was a lack of ‘legitimate grounds’ to deny North Korea’s sovereign rights to space development,” adding, “The United States has He was reported to have said at a UN Security Council meeting that North Korea's recent launch of its first spy satellite showed 'extreme double standards.'
AP responded to Kim Yo-jong's statement by saying, "The sovereignty of an independent state can never be an agenda for negotiation, and therefore we will never confront the United States for that purpose." “We will strive to develop this, and we will continue to exercise the sovereign rights enjoyed by all UN member states with dignity and without restrictions,” the report said.
Reuters continued, “The United States and South Korea condemned North Korea’s recent satellite launch as a violation of the UN Security Council resolution banning North Korea’s use of ballistic missile technology.”
AP reported, “Seoul said North Korea had restored a border guard post as tensions over its satellite launch increased.”
The AP went on to say that Kim Yo-jong responded to Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield's remarks at Monday's Security Council meeting by saying, "Rather than branding North Korea's satellite launches as 'illegal,' the ambassador should first explain why U.S. strategic assets frequently appear at South Korean ports." It said Kim Yo-jong was responding to an initial agreement between South Korea and the United States to strengthen defenses against North Korea's evolving nuclear threat by temporarily increasing the deployment of powerful U.S. military assets, such as aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines.
AP said, “Despite two failed satellite launches since last year and continued testing of banned ballistic missiles, North Korea will not be subject to new UN sanctions because permanent members of the UN Security Council, Russia and China, have been obstructing the UN Security Council’s response amid the confrontation with the United States. “The launch of the reconnaissance satellite deepened hostilities between North and South Korea, and the rival countries each took hostile military measures along their heavily fortified border in violation of previous tension reduction agreements,” he said.