North Korea test fires 2 new antiair missiles

North Korean leader Kim Jong One supervised the test of two types of new anti-IIR missiles, the media said on Sunday, displaying its expansion military capacities while the South Korean and American soldiers carry out joint exercises.

The Official Northern Korean Central Press Agency said that the test on Saturday had proven effective missiles to counter air threats such as drones and cruising missiles, and that Kim has allocated “important” tasks not specified to defense scientists before a large political conference expected at the start of next year.

The report did not specify the missiles which were tested or where the event took place. He did not mention any remark for Kim intended for Washington or Seoul.

The test coincided with the trip of the new South Korean president Lee Jae Myung to Tokyo for a summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, where they promised to strengthen bilateral cooperation and their trilateral partnership with the United States to meet the common challenges, including nuclear ambitions from North Korea. Lee had to leave for Washington on Sunday for a summit with President Trump.

The government of Kim has repeatedly rejected the calls of Seoul and Washington to restart long -term negotiations aimed at wrapping its nuclear and missile programs, as He continues to prioritize Russia As part of a foreign policy to extend links with nations in the United States.

Since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Kim sent thousands of troops And large weapons expeditions, including artillery and ballistic missiles, to help fuel the fights by President Vladimir Putin.

This has been concerned that Moscow could provide technology that strengthens Kim’s nuclear army, with experts pointing to anti -war systems and aging radar in North Korea as a likely area of ​​cooperation.

The previous Conservative government of South Korea said in November that Russia had provided missiles and other equipment to help strengthen the air defenses of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, but did not specify which systems were provided.

Kim organized a ceremony in Pyongyang last week to honor the North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, granting titles of “hero” of the State to those who returned and put medals next to 101 portraits of the fallen, congratulating them as “great men, great heroes and great patriots”, reported the state media.

According to South Korean assessments, North Korea has sent around 15,000 soldiers to Russia since last fall and around 600 of them died in combat. Kim has also agreed to send thousands of military construction workers and denominants to the Kursk region in Russia, a deployment of South Korean information that could occur soon.