North Korea test 2 new anti -missiles

The government media said on Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong -un showed the test of the test for two types of new anti -missiles.

The official Korean News Agency in the north said the test on Saturday has proven effective missiles in the face of air threats such as drones and cruise missiles, and that Kim had assigned “important” tasks that are not specific to defense scientists before a major political conference early next year.

The report did not specify the tested missiles or the location of the event. He did not mention any notes by Kim directed to Washington or Seoul.

This test coincided with the trip of the new South Korean President Lee Jay Meong to Tokyo to get a top with Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Eshiba, as they pledged to enhance bilateral cooperation and triple partnership with the United States to face common challenges, including North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. I had to leave for Washington on Sunday to get a top with President Trump.

The Kim government has repeatedly rejected calls by Seoul and Washington to restart the long -level negotiations aimed at ending his nuclear weapons and missile programs, such as He continues to give priority to Russia As part of a foreign policy aimed at expanding relations with the countries facing the United States.

Since Russia has invaded Ukraine, Kim sent thousands of forces And large shipments of weapons, including artillery and ballistic missiles, to help fuel President Vladimir Putin.

This raised concerns that Moscow can provide technology that strengthens the Kim nuclear army, as experts refer to North Korea anti -radar and radar systems as a possible field of cooperation.

The former South Korean government said in November that Russia provided missiles and other equipment to help strengthen air defenses in the North Korean capital in Pyongyang, but it did not specify the regulations that were presented.

Kim held a party in Pyongyang last week to honor the North Korean soldiers who fought in Ukraine, and gave the titles of the “hero” of the state to those who returned and put medals along with 101 pictures of the fallen, and they were allified as “great men, great heroes and great countries.”

According to South Korea’s assessments, North Korea has sent about 15,000 soldiers to Russia since last fall and about 600 of them died in the fighting. Kim also agreed to send thousands of military and suitable construction workers to the Russian Kursk region, which South Korea intelligence believes that it could happen soon.