Kim Jong Un shows off new ballistic missile at Pyongyang military parade
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang on Friday attended by foreign leaders.
The Hwasong-20, which has not yet been tested, was described by the state-owned Korean Central News Agency as having the “most powerful nuclear strategic weapons system.”
The government also displayed short-range ballistic, cruise and supersonic missiles at the military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Labor Party.
PUTIN AND KIM JONG UN STARTED BILATERAL MEETINGS IN BEIJING AFTER ATTENDING THE MASSIVE CHINESE MILITARY PASSAGE.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam (left), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman and United Russia party chairman Dmitry Medvedev attend a reception to mark the 80th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday. (Pool Photo via Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, AP)
Kim said at the parade that the army “must continue to evolve into an invincible force that eliminates all threats.”
Foreign dignitaries at the parade included Chinese Premier Li Qiang, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Vietnamese Communist Party chairman To Lam.
Kim also met on Friday with Medvedev, who praised the sacrifice of North Korean soldiers fighting Russia in Ukraine.
UNGA QUIETLY SHOWS NUCLEAR THREAT FROM NORTH KOREA BEHIND THE WARS IN GAZA AND UKRAINE
A North Korean government photo shows a new intercontinental ballistic missile called the Hwasong-20 during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Kim said he hopes to strengthen ties with Russia and work together towards common goals.
Last summer, Kim’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, warned the United States against attempting to restart talks focused on denuclearization, adding that Pyongyang would view any attempt to pressure North Korea to denuclearize as “nothing but a mockery.”
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (fourth on the right) and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam (fourth on the left) hold a meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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“If the US fails to accept the changing reality and insists on the failed past, the North Korea-US meeting will remain a ‘hope’ for the US side,” Kim Yo Jong said, referring to the country’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. he said.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
