South Korea sternly warns North Korea for the last time

South Korean Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lim Soo-suk said that North Korea's move, which risks raising tensions in the region, would violate numerous UN Security Council resolutions banning all launches involving ballistic missile technology. "Our government will respond sternly to North Korea's provocations in cooperation with the international community," said Lim Soo-suk Lim, spokesperson for South Korea's Foreign Ministry.

The spokesperson underlined that the North's planned satellite launch is "an illegal act that clearly threatens regional peace and security," Anadolu Agency reported. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the facility where the country's first military spy satellite was located yesterday.

NORTH KOREA HAD CONDUCTED THE FIRST TEST

On December 19, 2022, North Korea announced that it had launched a test satellite, seen as the final stage in the development of the first spy satellite. North Korea's official news agency (KCNA) published low-resolution black-and-white photos taken from the test satellite, showing the view of South Korea's capital Seoul and Incheon from space.

The spy satellite was among the advanced military technology products that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un announced at a party meeting in early 2021. These included a multiple warhead missile, a solid-fuel long-range missile, a submarine-launched nuclear missile and nuclear-powered submarines.

On April 19, Kim Jong-un announced that all preparations for the launch of the country's first military spy satellite had been completed. On the same day, the South Korean Foreign Ministry called on North Korea to abandon its plan to launch the country's first military spy satellite. The ministry emphasized that the launch of the military spy satellite was a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

Source: Anadolu Agency