SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea denounced the United States for sending military aircraft over the Korean peninsula several times this month, as well as the U.S., Japan and South Korea for holding an air military exercise, state media KCNA reported on Friday.
North Korea also denounced the joint Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between the U.S. and South Korea that seeks to manage North Korea’s nuclear threat, the report said.
North Korea will “strongly curb any military provocations” by exercising its thorough right to self-defence, KCNA reported, citing the country’s foreign ministry.
During the latest NCG meeting held last week, the U.S. reaffirmed its commitment to enhance the regular visibility of U.S. strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, according to a joint statement from the U.S. and South Korea.
(Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Jamie Freed)
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