North Korea's permanent representative to the United Nations, Kim Sung, stated that no one can prevent the country from testing weapons and exercising its right to self-defense. He urged the United States to abandon its threats and hostile policies towards Pyongyang in order to improve relations with North Korea. Kim Sung also pointed out that relations between the United States and North Korea are characterized by the fact that both countries are still officially at war, as only an armistice agreement was signed at the end of the Korean War from 1950 to 1953.
He clarified that his country will not use nuclear weapons to threaten the security of the United States, South Korea, or other nations, while emphasizing that no one can prevent North Korea from its right to self-defense and weapon testing. The North Korean ambassador to the UN stated that if the United States wants to end the Korean War, it must abandon its hostile policy and stop military exercises and the deployment of strategic weapons.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea reported late Monday/Tuesday that North Korea launched at least one "unknown" projectile into the eastern sea. This comes three days after Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, mentioned that North Korea could officially announce an end to the Korean War as suggested by the South and even discuss the possibility of holding a summit on terms set by Seoul, if the South abandons its double standards and hostile positions against Pyongyang.
