SEOUL — North Korea's foreign ministry denounced a US planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday (Aug 23), vowing to take additional steps to bolster its self-defence.
An AH-64 Apache helicopter flies during a live-fire drill of the US Army's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex, in Pocheon, South Korea, Aug 14, 2024.SEOUL — North Korea's foreign ministry denounced a US planned sale of Apache helicopters to South Korea, state media KCNA said on Friday , vowing to take additional steps to bolster its self-defence.
An unnamed senior official in charge of foreign news at North Korea's foreign ministry issued a press statement on Thursday criticising the sale plan as a move to aggravate tension, alongside ongoing annual military drills by the allies.
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