Washington denies war declaration allegation by North Korea
A statement by North Korea in which it accused Washington of declaring war on the country has been dismissed by Washington which has called the idea “absurd”.
Pyongyang was also warned by the White House to stop the provocations after it had said that it had the right to shoot down US bombers.
On the other hand a UN spokesperson said that fiery talk will lead to fatal misunderstandings.
South Korea has called for a level-headed response, warning that accidental clashes in the region could quickly spiral out of control.
On Monday the North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho told the reporters that “the whole world should clearly remember it was the US who first declared war on our country”.
Speaking as he left New York after the UN General Assembly, he said his country had the right to shoot down US warplanes even if they were not in North Korea’s airspace.
His statement came two days after US warplanes flew close to North Korea’s coast in a show of force.
It is not the first time that North Korea has used the phrase “a declaration of war” in relation to the US. Mr Ri’s remarks are the latest in an increasingly angry war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.
Later on Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied the US had declared war, calling the suggestion “absurd”.
Pentagon spokesman Col Robert Manning reacted by saying: “If North Korea does not stop their provocative actions, you know, we will make sure that we provide options to the president to deal with North Korea.”
South Korea called for “astuteness and steadfastness” in responding to what it describes as continued provocations by North Korea. Speaking in New York, the country’s foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, called for the prevention of any “further escalation of tensions, or any kind of accidental military clashes in the region which can quickly spiral out of control”
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