North Korea warns US allies Australia, Britain, Germany, France to stop using UN sanctions as excuse to interfere

The foreign ministry on Monday denounced “military interference” and what it called increased surveillance of North Korea by US allies “under the pretext of monitoring violation of UN sanctions”, in a statement carried by state-controlled news agency KCNA.

“The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will take necessary measures to thoroughly protect its sovereignty and safety” concerning such surveillance, KCNA said without elaborating, using North Korea’s official name.

“Western countries should ponder over the fact that their unreasonable and blind policy of following the US is an act of harming their own interests.”

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Kim, accompanied by high-ranking officials including his powerful sister Kim Yo-jong, praised the quality of the weapons and called for the factories to implement production plans without fail, KCNA said.

Tensions on the Korean peninsula are very high. Since the beginning of 2022, North Korea has significantly increased the scope of its weapons tests, including the testing of nuclear-capable missiles, and has stepped up its rhetoric against the US and South Korea, both of which Pyongyang considers to be enemy states.