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The North Korean leader says that the restoration of the new ship named Kang Kon has not delayed Pyongyang’s offer to stimulate naval power.
The North Korean leader Kim Jong, a promised to build more warships and deploy them in the Pacific Ocean, when he officiated during the recovery of a destructive than partially During its inauguration last month, reports the state media.
The Central Korean Central Press Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday that Kim had presided over the 5,000 -ton destroyer ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in the far north of the country. The ship was appointed If After a senior North Korean military official who was killed in combat during the Korean War.
In a speech during the ceremony on Thursday, Kim would have said that repairs to the destructive “had not delayed” the attempts of North Korea to improve naval power.
“In two weeks, the ship was brought safely and put in flow, accomplishing its complete restoration today as expected,” said Kim, according to KCNA.
The North Korean leader also announced that plans were in place “to build two more destroyers of 5,000 tonnes more next year” because he called on his country to strengthen his maritime military presence in the Pacific Ocean in the face of what he said is provocations in the United States and his allies.
“Soon, the enemies will live themselves, how provocative and unpleasant it is to sit and look at the ships of a crawling opponent on the fringes of sovereign waters,” said Kim.
“I am sure that in the near future, the roads of our battleships … will be open to the peaceful ocean towards the forefront of the attack,” he said.
Recent satellite images had shown during destroyer Kang Kon who had partially capsized in May during an empty inaugural launch that Kim described as a “criminal act”.
The newly launched Kang Kon is the second known destroyer in North Korea and is considered a crucial asset in the objective of Kim to modernize the naval forces of his country.
The South Korean military estimates, depending on its size and scale, that the new warship is also equipped with the Destructor Class ship of 5,000 tonnes Choe Hyon, which North Korea has built with Russian assistance and launched in May.
Kim pressure for the modernization of his soldiers and calls for an aggressive response to Threats from the United States and South Korea, which are key allies and regularly lead to military exercises.
On Wednesday, the White House said that US President Donald Trump would welcome communications with Kim after having friendly relations with him during his first mandate.
But NK News, based in South Korea, which monitors North Korea, recently reported that the Pyongyang delegation at the United Nations in New York had repeatedly refused to accept a letter From Trump to Kim.
