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Amid escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula, the North Korean state news agency releases footage of Kim Jong-un joining in with some target practice during a military drill.
On this video Kom Jong-un is apparently attending target practice with a handgun.
The North Korean military warned yesterday that it had been
authorized to attack the US, and South Korea's defence minister claimed
its neighbor had moved a missile with "considerable range" to the east
coast, potentially able to hit targets in the South or Japan.
South Korea has reportedly deployed two warships with missile-defence systems in response.
South Korea has reportedly deployed two warships with missile-defence systems in response.
Voice of Russia, The Telegraph
5/4/13
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- S. Korea checking reports that N. Korea asked Russian embassy to evacuate......
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'No surprise if North Korea conducts new missile test'....
ReplyDeleteWASHINGTON - The United States would not be surprised if North Korea were to conduct a new missile test, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Friday.
Asked about indications that North Korea might be preparing to launch a test missile amid rising tensions in the region, Carney said White House officials had seen the reports.
"We would not be surprised to see them take such an action," Carney said. "We have seen them launch missiles in the past."
http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=308849&R=R101
5/4/13
La Corée du Nord agite la guerre au nez des diplomates....
ReplyDeleteEn conseillant aux ambassades d'évacuer Pyongyang, le régime veut donner du crédit à ses menaces et gesticulations militaires.
C'est la dernière gesticulation de Kim Jong-un, pour laisser supposer qu'une guerre pourrait être imminente. La Corée du Nord a conseillé vendredi à toutes les représentations diplomatiques présentes à Pyongyang d'envisager la possibilité d'une évacuation. Le régime affirme depuis quelques jours qu'une guerre nucléaire menace à tout instant d'éclater dans la péninsule.
La nouvelle a été révélée en premier par Moscou et Pékin. La Russie a indiqué, par la voix du porte-parole de son ambassade dans la capitale nord-coréenne, avoir reçu un message des autorités suggérant d'envisager l'évacuation «en raison de l'aggravation de la situation sur la péninsule». Moscou étudie la demande, mais n'envisage pas à ce stade d'évacuer, a-t-il précisé. Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, Sergueï Lavrov, a déclaré que la Russie était en contact avec les États-Unis, la Chine, le Japon et la Corée du Sud à ce sujet. Jeudi, la diplomatie avait critiqué le dédain «inacceptable» manifesté par la Corée du Nord pour les résolutions de l'ONU, qui «limite radicalement» les chances de reprendre des négociations nucléaires.
«Montrer que les États-Unis sont une menace»
La Grande-Bretagne a elle aussi été sondée sur une éventuelle évacuation par les autorités nord-coréennes. Il s'agit d'un «pas de plus dans la rhétorique antiaméricaine, en voulant montrer que les États-Unis sont une menace pour nous», a indiqué un communiqué du Foreign Office, qui précise que des mesures sont étudiées, «incluant des changements dans les conseils aux voyageurs».
La France n'est pas concernée. Elle est, avec l'Estonie, l'un des deux derniers pays de l'Union européenne à ne pas avoir établi de relations diplomatiques complètes avec la Corée du Nord. À l'été 2011, elle a annoncé l'ouverture d'un «bureau de coopération» dans le pays. Il s'agissait de la concrétisation d'une proposition faite par Jack Lang en décembre 2009, à l'issue de sa mission comme envoyé spécial de Nicolas Sarkozy. L'ouverture de ce bureau avait alors été présentée comme une première étape vers la normalisation des relations entre la France et la Corée du Nord, mais l'humeur n'est plus guère à cela.......http://www.lefigaro.fr/international/2013/04/05/01003-20130405ARTFIG00501-la-coree-du-nord-agite-la-guerre-au-nez-des-diplomates.php
5/4/13
UN-General Ban fürchtet Fehlkalkulation von Kim Jong Un.....
ReplyDelete[Der Korea-Konflikt spitzt sich zu: Der Norden verlegt eine neue Mittelstreckenrakete an die Küste, der Süden schickt Kriegsschiffe. Diplomaten versuchen zu entschärfen.]
Atomschlag-Drohungen, Einschüchterung von Diplomaten: Nordkorea provoziert weiter und sorgt damit weltweit für Verärgerung. Das nordkoreanische Militär verlegte erneut eine Mittelstreckenrakete an die Ostküste des Landes, wie die südkoreanische Nachrichtenagentur Yonhap berichtete.
Bereits am Vortag hatte das südkoreanische Verteidigungsministerium mitgeteilt, dass Nordkorea eine solche Waffe an die Küste verlegt habe. Die Flugkörper haben eine Reichweite von bis zu 4.000 Kilometern und könnten Südkorea, Japan oder eine US-Militärbasis auf der Insel Guam im Pazifik treffen. Als Reaktion entsandte die südkoreanische Marine zwei mit speziellem Radar ausgestattete Zerstörer, um einen möglichen Raketenstart aufzuzeichnen. Beobachter schließen nicht aus, dass Nordkorea die Raketen am 15. April zu den Feierlichkeiten zum 101. Geburtstag von Staatsgründer Kim Il Sung abschießen könnte.
UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki Moon forderte das Regime in Pjöngjang unter Machthaber Kim Jong Un zur Mäßigung und zu einem Kurswechsel auf. "Atomwaffen sind kein Spielzeug", sagte er. Es bestehe die Gefahr, dass der Konflikt außer Kontrolle gerate. "Ich bin besorgt, denn jeder Kalkulationsfehler und jede Fehleinschätzung können in der jetzigen Lage auf der koreanischen Halbinsel eine Krise auslösen, die äußerst schwerwiegende Folgen hätte."......http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2013-04/nordkorea-krise-mittelstreckenraketen
5/4/13
N. Korea requests food aid from Mongolia: media report.....
ReplyDeleteSEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap)
-- North Korea has recently requested food aid from Mongolia, citing a food shortage the country may face, according to a Mongolian Internet news outlet on Monday.
The request was made by Hong Gyu, the North Korean ambassador to Mongolia, during his meeting on April 16 with the country's President Ts. Elbegdorj to present a letter of credence, according to an article by InfoMongolia.com
"At the conclusion, North Korean Ambassador to Ulan Bator Hong Gyu said North Korea may face a severe food shortage. Therefore, we ask Mongolia to seek possibilities of delivering food aid to North Korea," the article said.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/04/22/0200000000AEN20130422009100315.HTML
22/4/13
South Korea detects three launches of short-range missiles by North ...
ReplyDeleteSouth Korea’s Ministry of Defense has detected three launches of short-range guided missiles by North Korea, it said.
Two launches were fired on Saturday morning and another one in the afternoon, reports Yonhap news agency.
The missiles were fired from the east coast into the Sea of Japan, the report says.
The South’s military says it is maintaining high level of readiness amid the developments.
Voice of Russia, RT
Read more: http://english.ruvr.ru/news/2013_05_18/South-Korea-detects-three-launches-of-short-range-missiles-by-North/
18/5/13
Τρεις πυραύλους μικρού βεληνεκούς εκτόξευσε η Βόρεια Κορέα ....
DeleteΤρεις πυραύλους μικρού βεληνεκούς προς τη Θάλασσα της Ιαπωνίας εκτόξευσε η Βόρεια Κορέα το Σάββατο, σύμφωνα με επίσημη ανακοίνωση του νοτιοκορεάτικου υπουργείου Αμυνας.
«Η Βόρεια Κορέα εκτόξευσε σήμερα (Σάββατο) το πρωί δύο τηλεκατευθυνόμενους πυραύλους και έναν άλλο το απόγευμα. Οι τρεις πύραυλοι έπεσαν στη Θάλασσα της Ιαπωνίας» δήλωσε εκπρόσωπος του υπουργείου.
Δεν έχει γίνει γνωστό εάν αυτό έγινε στο πλαίσιο στρατιωτικής άσκησης ή αν επρόκειτο για κάποια πυραυλική δοκιμή.
Πηγή της ιαπωνικής κυβέρνησης δήλωσε ωστόσο πως κανένας από τους εν λόγω πυραύλους δεν έπεσε στα χωρικά ύδατα της Ιαπωνίας.
Οι εκτοξεύσεις αυτές πραγματοποιήθηκαν μετά τα κοινά γυμνάσια των ΗΠΑ και της Νότιας Κορέας που χαρακτηρίσθηκαν από τη Βόρεια Κορέα ως «αδικαιολόγητη» πρόκληση και πολεμική προετοιμασία.
http://www.tanea.gr/news/world/article/5018307/treis-pyrayloys-mikroy-belhnekoys-ektokseyse-h-boreia-korea/
18/5/13
Japan confirms DPRK's missile launches.....
DeleteJapanese government confirmed the DPRK's missile launches on Saturday, saying none of the missiles have landed in Japan's territorial waters, Kyodo news agency reported.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency earlier reported that the DPRK launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, citing the country's defense ministry.
It is reported that the defense ministry detected two missiles launched in the morning and the last one was in the afternoon.
http://english.cntv.cn/20130518/103145.shtml
18/5/13
N. Korea fires projectile into sea for 2nd day.....
ReplyDelete(ATTN: UPDATES throughout with quotes, presidential office's response, details; AMENDS headline, slug with military official saying it's unclear whether short-range missile or rockets were launched)....
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap)
-- North Korea fired a projectile off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Sunday, Seoul military officials said, a day after the communist nation launched three short-range projectiles into the East Sea, ignoring South Korea's demands to stop such "provocative" actions.
It is not uncommon for North Korea to launch short-range missiles or projectiles, but the latest tests occurred as tensions triggered by the North's nuclear test in February seemed to be de-escalating.
South Korea's military detected the fourth launch of a projectile that was fired in a northeasterly direction over North Korean waters Sunday afternoon, a military official said.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/05/19/0200000000AEN20130519003900315.HTML
19/5/13
U.N agency approves food aid to N. Korea....
ReplyDeleteSEOUL, June 8 (Yonhap)
-- The United Nations' aid group has approved emergency food aid to North Korea to help feed 2.4 million undernourished people in the impoverished communist country, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Saturday.
The plan calls for the World Food Program (WFP) to send 206,800 tons of food to North Korea during one year starting from July, the Washington-based radio station said.
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2013/06/08/0200000000AEN20130608001100315.HTML
8/6/13
North, South Korea Agree Location for Sunday Talks....
ReplyDeleteMOSCOW, June 8 (RIA Novosti) - North and South Korea have agreed that talks slated for Sunday should be held in the demilitarized zone between the two countries, South Korean Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, citing South Korean officials.
The talks are to be held in Panmunjom, an abandoned village in the demilitarized zone, where the armistice or cease-fire was signed in 1953 ending the Korean War, Yonhap reported.
On Thursday the two countries agreed to talks “in principle” about joint projects, and the following day announced their firm commitment to meeting on Sunday: only the location remained to be decided.
One of the key issues to be discussed is re-starting operations in the Kaesong Industrial Complex, which is home to 123 South Korean factories employing about 53,000 workers.
Work stopped there in April when North Korea withdrew all its workers as tension in the region escalated sharply, following additional UN sanctions imposed after North Korea carried out its third nuclear test in seven years in February.
Sunday's talks are set to begin at 10 am local time at Freedom House in Panmunjom, Yonhap reported.
The initiative is timed to mark “the anniversary of the June 15 joint declaration,” North Korean state news agency KCNA cited the country’s reunification committee, responsible for relations with South Korea, as saying in a statement.
The joint declaration referred to was signed in 2000 following a bilateral summit, and ushered in a period of improved relations between the two states which technically remain "at war" as only an armistice, not a formal peace treaty, was signed at the end of the Korean War in 1953........http://en.rian.ru/world/20130608/181573339/North-South-Korea-Agree-Location-for-Sunday-Talks.html
8/9/13
US, Seoul Map Out N. Korea Nuclear Deterrence Plan – Report...
ReplyDeleteMOSCOW, September 8 (RIA Novosti) – The United States and South Korea have mapped out a joint plan that outlines measures to deter North Korea’s nuclear threat, Yonhap news agency said Sunday citing a government source.
The plan “encompasses political, diplomatic and military measures to specify how to provide a nuclear umbrella on the Korean Peninsula in the case of North Korean nuclear provocations,” the report said.
The document is expected to be signed at a security meeting between the US and South Korean defense chiefs on October 2.
"Making an official document detailing the US nuclear umbrella reflects its firm commitment against North Korea's atomic weapons threat," an anonymous source told the agency. "The deterrence plan can be considered equivalent to an operational plan," the source said....http://en.rian.ru/world/20130908/183272554/US-Seoul-Map-Out-N-Korea-Nuclear-Deterrence-Plan--Report.html
8/9/13
N.Korean Coast Guard Opens Fire on Russian Vessel – Report...
ReplyDeleteVLADIVOSTOK, September 21 (RIA Novosti) – North Korea’s coast guard has opened fire on a Russian fishing vessel in the Sea of Japan, a spokesman for the fishing company said.
No one was injured in the shooting, and the vessel, the Altai, was not damaged, he said.
“The captain said his schooner was fired at from automatic weapons and with signal flares at 1:30 a.m. Vladivostok time on Saturday [14:30 GMT Friday] without any radio or visual warning signals from a vessel flying the flag of North Korea,” the spokesman told RIA Novosti.
The Altai, with a haul of crab, was heading from the port of Zarubino in Russia’s Primorye Territory to South Korea. People in military uniforms from the North Korean ship boarded the Altai, inspected it for about 10 minutes, questioned the captain and then left, he said.
The spokesman said that “North Korean coast guards [had] grossly violated the international law on maritime traffic” because they had failed to properly warn the Russian sailors of the inspection and started shooting immediately instead.
http://en.rian.ru/russia/20130921/183627639/NKorean-Coast-Guard-Opens-Fire-on-Russian-Vessel--Report.html
21/9/13