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North Korea accuses UN of double standards over missile tests

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A newly developed anti-aircraft missile is seen during a test conducted by the Academy of Defence Science, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: Reuters

A newly developed anti-aircraft missile is seen during a test conducted by the Academy of Defence Science, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: Reuters

Seoul - North Korean official says UN remains silent about US joint military exercises and weapons tests.

Published: Sun 3 Oct 2021, 11:58 PM

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North Korea said on Sunday the United Nations Security Council applied double standards over military activities among U.N. member states, state media KCNA said, amid international criticism over its recent missile tests.

The Council met behind closed doors on Friday upon requests from the United States and other countries over the North's missile launches.

The meeting came a day after Pyongyang fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests including the launches of a previously unseen hypersonic missile, ballistic missiles and a cruise missile with potential nuclear capabilities.

Jo Chol Su, director of the North Korean foreign ministry's Department of International Organisations, said the Security Council meeting means an "open ignorance of and wanton encroachment" on its sovereignty and "serious intolerable provocation."

Jo accused the Council of double standards as it remains silent about US joint military exercises and weapons tests with allies, while taking issue with the North's "self-defensive" activities.

"This is a denial of impartiality, objectivity and equilibrium, lifelines of the U.N. activities, and an evident manifestation of double-dealing standard," Jo said in a statement carried by the official KCNA news agency.



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