Harris Kamala: condemned the missile tests, saying they are “clearly a provocation.” South Korea

Harris Kamala: condemned the missile tests, saying they are “clearly a provocation.” 

South Korea

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stands at a military observation post while visiting the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, Sept. 29, 2022.

👉 U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris condemned North Korea’s “brutal dictatorship” and “destabilizing” weapons program during a visit Thursday to the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas.

North Korea launched ballistic missiles both before and immediately after Harris’ stop at the DMZ, adding to what has already been a record number of North Korean launches this year.

North Korea has launched 36 ballistic missiles this year, a record number. U.S. and South Korean officials also say the North has completed preparations to conduct its seventh nuclear test.

At the Panmunjom Truce Village that straddles North and South Korea, Harris condemned the missile tests, saying they are “clearly a provocation.”

“In the North, we see a brutal dictatorship, rampant human rights violations and an unlawful weapons program that threatens peace and stability,” she said.

Harris earlier Thursday met with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative who has pushed to improve ties with the United States.

"Our shared goal, the United States and the Republic of Korea, is a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Harris said, using South Korea's official name.

Harris’ visit is meant to reiterate the U.S. commitment to defend South Korea. About 28,000 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950s Korean War, which ended in a truce rather than a peace treaty. (Reuters/VOA)

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📷: Wakil Presiden A.S. Kamala Harris berdiri di pos observasi militer saat mengunjungi zona demiliterisasi (DMZ) yang memisahkan dua Korea, di Panmunjom, Korea Selatan, September. 29, 2022.

👉 Wakil Presiden A.S. Kamala Harris mengutuk "diktatorship brutal" Korea Utara dan "mendestabilisasi" program senjata selama kunjungan Kamis ke zona demilitariisasi yang memisahkan kedua Korea.

Korea Utara meluncurkan rudal balistik baik sebelum dan segera setelah Harris berhenti di DMZ, menambahkan apa yang telah menjadi rekor jumlah peluncuran Korea Utara tahun ini.

Korea Utara telah meluncurkan 36 rudal balistik tahun ini, angka rekor. Pejabat AS dan Korea Selatan juga mengatakan Korea Utara telah menyelesaikan persiapan untuk melakukan uji coba nuklir ketujuh.

Di Desa Gencatan Senjata Panmunjom yang mengangkangi Korea Utara dan Selatan, Harris mengutuk uji coba rudal, mengatakan bahwa mereka "jelas merupakan provokasi. "

“Di Utara, kita melihat kediktatoran brutal, pelanggaran hak asasi manusia yang merajalela dan program senjata yang melanggar hukum yang mengancam perdamaian dan stabilitas,” katanya.

Harris sebelumnya Kamis bertemu dengan Presiden Korea Selatan Yoon Suk Yeol, seorang konservatif yang telah mendorong untuk meningkatkan hubungan dengan Amerika Serikat.

"Tujuan bersama kami, Amerika Serikat dan Republik Korea, adalah denuklirisasi lengkap Semenanjung Korea," kata Harris, menggunakan nama resmi Korea Selatan.

Kunjungan Harris dimaksudkan untuk menegaskan kembali komitmen AS untuk membela Korea Selatan. Sekitar 28.000 tentara AS ditempatkan di Korea Selatan, warisan dari Perang Korea 1950-an, yang berakhir dengan gencatan senjata daripada perjanjian perdamaian. (Reuters/VOA)

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