North Korea warns of "grave response" to EU states' condemnation of missile test



News North Korea warns of “grave response” to EU states’ condemnation of missile test Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson defends DPRK's "usual training of our military" earlier in the week Jeongmin Kim \| Oliver Hotham March 7, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun North Korea’s foreign ministry on Saturday warned of a “grave response” to recent condemnation by a number of European Union states of a missile test by Pyongyang earlier in the week. The remarks, delivered in the form of a press statement by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), hit back against a joint condemnation by Britain, Germany, France, Estonia, and Belgium on Thursday of the DPRK’s “continued provocations.” Accusing those states of working in tandem with the United States to pressure North Korea, the statement defended what it called the “usual training of our military.” “As the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea warns of “grave response” to EU states’ condemnation of missile test

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) spokesperson defends DPRK's "usual training of our military" earlier in the week

Jeongmin Kim | Oliver Hotham March 7, 2020

North Korea warns of “grave response” to EU states’ condemnation of missile test

Rodong Sinmun

North Korea’s foreign ministry on Saturday warned of a “grave response” to recent condemnation by a number of European Union states of a missile test by Pyongyang earlier in the week.

The remarks, delivered in the form of a press statement by a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), hit back against a joint condemnation by Britain, Germany, France, Estonia, and Belgium on Thursday of the DPRK’s “continued provocations.”

Accusing those states of working in tandem with the United States to pressure North Korea, the statement defended what it called the “usual training of our military.”

“As the

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