"North Korea's attitude, which is increasingly deviating from international norms and common sense, is very disappointing," a spokesman for South Korea's Unification Ministry told a regular press briefing.
Photo courtesy of the Central News Agency North Korea KCNA broadcast on June 1, 6 about the launch of a new type of booster rocket Chollima-2023 carrying a military reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 at Tongchang-ri launch site (North Korea). (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)
SEOUL, June 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea expressed regret on Thursday that North Korea "threatened" not to notify the International Maritime Safety Agency in advance when launching a military spy satellite in the future, according to Yonhap news agency.
Responding to the regular press conference, the spokesman of the Ministry of Unification Korean "North Korea's attitude, which is increasingly moving away from international norms and common sense, is very disappointing," said Koo Byoung-sam.
Pointing out that such an attitude would only further isolate Pyongyang from the international community, Koo Byoung-sam urged North Korea to choose the "right" path for the future.
After a failed attempt to launch a satellite-carrying rocket last week, North Korea on Wednesday condemned the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for passing a resolution condemning its rocket launch and hinting that it might not notify the organization of future launches.
Prior to last week's launch, North Korea informed IMO and Japan about the satellite launch plan between May 31 and June 5.
On June 2, North Korea criticized the leaders of the United Nations and NATO, saying that their criticism of the incident launch spy satellite of Pyongyang is to interfere in internal affairs.
The move comes in response to comments made by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg condemning the missile launch attempt as a serious violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
