Korea: Kim Jong-un leads a military exercise in person
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un led in person a military exercise simulating a large-scale assault on an island, taking the opportunity to warn the South 'bitterly regret' incursion, reported Saturday the northern branch Korean KCNA.
'Participating in the exercise of fighters, artillery pieces of various caliber, warships including submarines, fighter planes, bombers and cargo planes', KCNA said.
The agency did not specify the place and date of the exercise, during which Kim Jong-Un, according to KCNA, a 'strongly advised' that 'if the enemies were the wrong choice the wrong day (...) it would bitterly regret them.
The leader was apparently referring to an exercise conducted last month by Seoul on islands near the disputed maritime border between the two countries.
This exercise took place in a context heckled, Pyongyang has chained threats in recent days, firing projectiles and peace offerings.
In addition, Pyongyang might have offended the state visit Thursday and Friday in Seoul Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, for his first trip to the Korean peninsula, this preference to South showing some irritation in Beijing against the unpredictable regime in Pyongyang.
China might be the main ally of North Korea - with links forged in the blood when the troops of Mao Tse-tung were engaged in the Korean War (1950-1953) - Xi n has not met with Kim Jong-Un since the latter succeeded his father Kim Jong-Il, who died in December 2011.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un led in person a military exercise simulating a large-scale assault on an island, taking the opportunity to warn the South 'bitterly regret' incursion, reported Saturday the northern branch Korean KCNA.
'Participating in the exercise of fighters, artillery pieces of various caliber, warships including submarines, fighter planes, bombers and cargo planes', KCNA said.
The agency did not specify the place and date of the exercise, during which Kim Jong-Un, according to KCNA, a 'strongly advised' that 'if the enemies were the wrong choice the wrong day (...) it would bitterly regret them.
The leader was apparently referring to an exercise conducted last month by Seoul on islands near the disputed maritime border between the two countries.
This exercise took place in a context heckled, Pyongyang has chained threats in recent days, firing projectiles and peace offerings.
In addition, Pyongyang might have offended the state visit Thursday and Friday in Seoul Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, for his first trip to the Korean peninsula, this preference to South showing some irritation in Beijing against the unpredictable regime in Pyongyang.
China might be the main ally of North Korea - with links forged in the blood when the troops of Mao Tse-tung were engaged in the Korean War (1950-1953) - Xi n has not met with Kim Jong-Un since the latter succeeded his father Kim Jong-Il, who died in December 2011.
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