A top North Korean government official has denounced the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) for criticizing the country’s recent missile test, accusing the council of a “double-dealing standard.”
In a statement, Jo Chol Su, director of the DPRK foreign ministry’s Department of International Organizations, denied that the country’s launch of the Hwasong-8 hypersonic missile on Sept. 27 posed a threat to international peace and security.
A top North Korean government official has denounced the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) for criticizing the country’s recent missile test, accusing the council of a “double-dealing standard.”
In a statement, Jo Chol Su, director of the DPRK foreign ministry’s Department of International Organizations, denied that the country’s launch of the Hwasong-8 hypersonic missile on Sept. 27 posed a threat to international peace and security.
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