North Korea has called US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the “worst destroyer of international peace and stability”, accusing her of stoking anti-North Korean sentiment and angering China during her Asian tour earlier this week.
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Director General of the Press and Information Department of North Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jo En-sam, criticized Pelosi for her visit to the South Korean border and discussion of anti-North Korean deterrence.
“Pelosi, who has been duly criticized by China for undermining regional peace and stability by visiting Taiwan, has fueled an atmosphere of confrontation with North Korea during her stay in South Korea,” Cho said in a statement.
Calling Pelosi “the worst destroyer of international peace and stability,” the official said that Pelosi’s behavior in South Korea clearly indicates the hostile policy of the Biden administration toward North Korea.
“It would be a fatal mistake for her to think that she can remain unpunished on the Korean Peninsula,” he warned. “The US will have to pay dearly for all the sources of trouble it has created, wherever it goes.”
During her visit, Pelosi did not make any strong public statements against North Korea.
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Pelosi’s visit to the joint security zone on the border with Korea on Thursday made her the most high-profile American to visit since President Donald Trump visited in 2019 for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Located inside the most heavily fortified border in the world, the area is under the joint control of the US-led UN Command and North Korea. US presidents and other high-ranking officials have previously visited the area to reaffirm their security commitments to South Korea amid hostilities with North Korea.
Tensions remain high on the Korean peninsula following North Korea’s repeated missile tests earlier this year. Representatives of the US and South Korea said that North Korea is ready to conduct its first nuclear weapons test in five years.
North Korea has said it will not return to denuclearization talks and will instead focus on expanding its nuclear program unless the United States abandons its hostile policy.
Source: Ukrgate