North Korea has been charged with exchanging financial support and assistance for weaponry from Russia and Hamas.
After weeks of bilateral talks, North Korea’s top ambassador defended the reclusive country against accusations from around the world for secretly selling weapons to Russia.
The governments of South Korea, Japan, and the United States said in a statement issued on Thursday that “such weapons deliveries, several of which we now confirm have been completed, will significantly increase the human toll of Russia’s war of aggression.”
Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui addressed the issue on Saturday, saying, “If [the US, Japan, and South Korea] have no malice toward the DPRK and Russia, there will be no reason to strain every nerve and feel uneasy about the development of equal and normal relations between the two countries.”
The official name of North Korea is the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK.
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North Korea has received stern warnings from the international community not to arm the Russian military in their invasion of Ukraine.
Choe asserted that North Korea’s opponents “have vital geopolitical interests in illegalizing the DPRK-Russia relations, in view of the present international political situation and the crises the U.S., Japan and [South Korea] are facing at home and abroad.”
“The bilateral relations are developing on the basis of such recognized principles of international law as national sovereignty, mutual respect, non-interference, equality and mutual benefit under the DPRK-Russia treaty of friendship, good neighborliness and cooperation, a legitimate constitution of international law,” Choe stated on Saturday. “This is an intrinsic attribute of the DPRK-Russia relations.”
North Korea has accused Russia of providing military hardware, but Russia is not the only country under international sanctions.
North Korean officials have refuted the accusations made by Israel and its allies that their country produces military equipment that Hamas militants utilized in their deadly fight with Israel earlier this month.
Fighters usually utilize the shoulder-fired F-7 rocket-propelled grenade, which is at the core of the debate, to take out armored vehicles.
Two specialists on North Korean armaments and South Korean military intelligence have validated the authenticity of a video showing Hamas terrorists employing the F-7 rocket launcher terrorists. Additionally, the Associated Press examined firearms that were taken prisoner during combat.
These rocket launchers are useful tools for smaller militias and guerrilla groups engaged in combat with big vehicles since they can be rapidly reloaded and fire a single warhead.
