'Training is the basic mission of the army responsible for the defense of the country and is an action for self-defense,' North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un's sister, Kim Yo Jong, said.
North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister, a senior member of the country's ruling party, issued her first public policy statement Tuesday, criticizing rival South Korea's criticism of recent missile drills.
Kim Yo Jong referred to the Blue House statement as"truly shocking" and a"truly senseless act" that would only"magnify our distrust, hatred and scorn for the south side as a whole" and noted that South Korea too often conducted military drills, sometimes jointly with the United States. A combined exercise scheduled for this month was suspended, though—as Kim Yo Jong pointed out—this was due to a worsening outbreak of the new coronavirus disease termed COVID-19.
North Korea tests a multiple launch rocket system in drills conducted March 2. Pyongyang says such displays are solely for self-defense purposes, but Seoul finds them provocative.Kim Yo Jong is believed to be the youngest child of late North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong Il's mistress Ko Yong Hui, who gave birth to Kim Jong Un and two of his older brothers.
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