North Korean Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Song spokes before the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, defending his nation's use of intercontinental ballistic missiles.
North Korean ambassadorAmbassador Kim Song defended North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, calling it a legitimate exercise in"Exercise of the right to self-defense is a legitimate right of a sovereign state which nobody can deny as it is recognized under the UN Charter and international law," Kim said.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on July 13, 2023, in New York City. The U.N. Security Council met to discuss the latest suspected intercontinental ballistic missile fired by North Korea after the country threatened retaliation against what they say are recent U.S. spy plane incursions over its territory.
Chair of the delegation of North Korea, Kim Song, speaks during General debate of the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. Members of the U.N. Security Council hold a meeting at the United Nations headquarters on July 13, 2023 in New York City. The U.N. Security Council met to discuss the latest suspected intercontinental ballistic missile fired by North Korea after the country threatened retaliation against what they say are recent U.S. spy plane incursions over its territory.Kim Yo Jong said a U.S. spy plane crossed the eastern sea boundary between the Koreas at around 5 a.m.
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