North Korea has sharply criticized the recent trilateral summit between South Korea, the U.S., and Japan held in Peru, warning it will provoke stronger retaliatory actions from Pyongyang. The condemnation, issued through the state-run media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Tuesday, accused the three nations of escalating tensions in the Korean Peninsula and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
KCNA denounced the trilateral cooperation as a bid to establish “political and military dominance” in the region through a military bloc that it claimed has “already evolved into a nuclear alliance.” They stated, “The U.S., Japan, and South Korea maneuvers perpetuate discord and confrontation. Their unprecedented hostility has led to catastrophic outcomes they never anticipated.”
Highlighting its own military capabilities, North Korea emphasized its possession of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of striking the U.S. It also claimed to have established a “just strategic framework in Northeast Asia” as a counterbalance to perceived threats from the trilateral alliance.
KCNA escalated its rhetoric, branding the era of trilateral cooperation between South Korea, the U.S., and Japan as an “era of trilateral destruction.” They took aim at the Camp David summit in August, claiming its leaders are now entangled in political instability.
KCNA also alleged that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has recently stepped down, U.S. President Joe Biden is nearing the end of his term, and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is facing mounting domestic challenges. They framed these developments as evidence of the supposed fragility of trilateral cooperation in the face of growing tensions.
“The miserable fate of those who initiated trilateral cooperation shows that this period is a bleak chapter with no prospects,” the statement concluded, predicting continued strife for the three nations involved.
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