Defense chief denounces N. Korea's missile launches at ASEAN defense forum
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul on Thursday denounced North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches as a threat to security on the Korean Peninsula and in the region, as he was attending a regional defense ministers' meeting in the Philippines. Earlier in the day, North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area. The North's missile…
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul denounced North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches during a regional defense ministers meeting in the Philippines. Earlier, North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area towards the East Sea. Kang made the denouncement while meeting with defense chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its dialogue partners at the ASEAN Defense Ministers-Plus (ADMM-Plus) plenary session.
He stated that North Korea's missile launches posed a threat to security on the Korean Peninsula and in the region. Kang emphasized that the recent explosion caused by North Korean mines south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) violated the Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War and represented a provocation.
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