NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attends an TV interview in a hall at Davos Congress Centre, the venue of the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023, in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 18. Reuters-Yonhap
North Korea on Monday denounced a visit to South Korea by the chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a "prelude" to war, saying the move could bring a "new Cold War" to the Asia-Pacific region.
In an article carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Tong-myong, a researcher of the North's organization on international political study, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's current trip to Northeast Asia appears to be aimed at "instigating" the creation of the Asian version of NATO.
"The trip of the NATO secretary general to South Korea and Japan is a prelude to confrontation and war as it brings the dark clouds of a 'new Cold War' to the Asia-Pacific region," Kim said.
Stoltenberg arrived in Seoul on Sunday for a two-day stay, and in a meeting with Foreign Minister Park Jin, he said the North's support of Russia's war with Ukraine reinforces the need for the rest of the world to stay "interconnected" in their security efforts.
The NATO chief plans to visit Japan later in the day for a two-day visit.
NATO chief stresses continued need for US 'extended deterrence' against NK threats 2023-01-30 13:55 | North Korea NATO chief stresses 'interconnected' security amid N. Korean support of Russian war efforts 2023-01-29 21:06 | Foreign Affairs
The North's researcher condemned Stoltenberg as the head of the military organization that turned Ukraine into a "theater of proxy war."
Kim said Stoltenberg will raise the need to build the Asian version of NATO, and put pressure on Seoul and Tokyo for their passive military support to Ukraine at a time when the United States has decided to supply tanks to Ukraine.
The North has recently denounced Washington's decision to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a move to help Kyiv's war with Russia. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, said Friday that Washington is crossing the "red line."
North Korea formally recognized the independence of the pro-Russian separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in Ukraine, becoming the third country in the world to do so after Russia and Syria. (Yonhap)
顶: 36踩: 4673
NK slams NATO chief's visit to S. Korea as 'prelude' to confrontation, war
人参与 | 时间:2024-09-22 10:37:42
相关文章
- 味道真系正!怀集食材邂逅顺德厨艺
- 交通指示设施规范 市民出行更安全
- 第二十二届广东种业大会佛山分会场12月5日启幕(创意农业篇)
- 喜迎全民健身日 男女老少动起来
- Sports minister says audits into football, badminton federations set to conclude in Sept.
- 姚桥新区基层党组织积极抗洪救灾
- 兰开驰会见农行四川省分行党委书记、行长温学宇
- 联通提速短信是骗人的?官方回应:这条是真
- Apple to start manufacturing iPhone Pro in India, report claims
- 平安推全国首个医保在线统一支付平台 深圳7医院试运行
评论专区