The US called a meeting of the UN Security Council last week to discuss North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite into orbit. The test launch failed.
South Korean television reports on North Korea's satellite launch. Photo: Reuters
Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said the meeting was ignoring the developed country's space rights.
"I feel very offended that the UN Security Council constantly criticizes our exercise of sovereign rights at the will of the United States. This is an unjust and prejudiced interference in our internal affairs and infringement of our sovereignty ," Kim said in a statement.
She said the satellite launch was a “legitimate, self-defensive response” to growing threats from the US and its allies.
She said North Korea would never acknowledge UN sanctions resolutions and pledged to continue exercising its sovereign rights, including launching spy satellites.
In another statement, KCNA carried a commentary by Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst, criticizing the resolution adopted by the security committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
North Korea has informed the IMO of its planned satellite launch timeframe. The analyst also accused the IMO of being “completely politicized ” in following the policies of the US and its allies.
Hoang Nam (according to KCNA, Reuters)
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