South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol spoke after Seoul and Washington today fired eight ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan in response to the launches made the day before by the neighboring country
The president of South Korea South, Yoon Suk-yeol
The South Korean president, Yoon Suk-yeol, assured this Monday that he will respond “firmly” to any North Korean provocation, after Seoul and the United States The United States will fire eight ballistic missiles today into the Sea of Japan, in response to the launches made the day before by the neighboring country.
“Our government will respond firmly and severely to any North Korean provocation,” Yoon Suk-yeol said during a memorial day ceremony at the Seoul National Cemetery, adding that the country will ensure that “there is not a single loophole” in the protection of its people.
Seoul, under the government of conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol since May 10, advocates toughening its position against its neighbor after a more conciliatory stage with its predecessor, and has said that they will respond accordingly to North Korean actions of this type. .
“Even now, North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats are becoming more sophisticated,” said the South Korean president, noting that North Korea’s nuclear Pyongyang “threaten not only the peace on the Korean peninsula, but also Northeast Asia and the world.”
A man walks past a television broadcasting a news report on the launch of three missiles by North Korea
The statements come hours after US and South Korean military forces launched eight Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) surface-to-surface missiles in a 10-minute span early today, according to information from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). .
This coordinated action by Seoul and Washington is in response to Pyongyang’s launch this Sunday of an identical number of short-range ballistic missiles from various locations on its territory, in a apparent flex of muscle following allied naval maneuvers off the Korean peninsula.
The North Korean missile launches come at a time of particular tension between North Korea, its neighboring countries and also with the US, whose denuclearization negotiations with the regime have been stalled since 2019.
The South Korean and US governments have also been talking for weeks pointing to an imminent nuclear test by Pyongyang, which has already completed preparations for it.
(With information from EFE)