N Korea says it will launch spy satellite in June
30 May 2023 09:07am
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In a statement carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency, Ri Pyong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea (WPK), said the North's planned satellite launch is an "indispensable" act to strengthen war preparedness.
"We will comprehensively consider the present and future threats and put into more thoroughgoing practice the activities for strengthening all-inclusive and practical war deterrents," Yonhap news agency quoted Ri as saying.
It was reported on Monday that North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11.
North Korea has announced the completion of preparations to mount its first military spy satellite on a rocket, raising speculation that the North may launch at any time.
The North's leader, Kim Jong Un, has recently inspected a non-permanent committee responsible for preparing the launch of the military reconnaissance satellite and approved its "future action plan." - BERNAMA
