Lee Jae-myung, the day after North Korea's provocation, says "Their strategy would fall down" = Korean coverage

Lee Jae-myung, leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, South Korea's largest opposition party, responded to North Korea's repeated provocations during the mourning period for the tragedy in Itaewon, saying, "If they deploy tactics on the edge of the cliff, you will fall into a cliff. would,' he said. South Korea had refrained from commenting on the first provocations south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Sea of Japan on February 2nd, but it was only on February 3rd that it announced its position.

Lee posted on Facebook on November 3rd, "North Korea has continued reckless missile provocations for the second day in a row. At a time when the entire nation is in grief due to the catastrophe, North Korea's inhumane provocations are strongly encouraged", he wrote.

North Korea launched a total of 25 ballistic and anti-aircraft missiles toward the Sea of Japan and the Sohae (West Sea) on November 2nd. The provocation continued on 3rd, launching an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) presumed to be a Hwaseong-17.

“Of the three missiles North Korea launched yesterday, one landed south of the NLL,” Lee said. did.

"Today's ballistic missile launch also violates the spirit of the Sept. 19 agreement and violates UN Security Council resolutions," he said.

In addition, he said, "No problem can be solved by forcing the Korean Peninsula into a tense state due to successive military threats."

Lee also said, "At a time when the entire nation is in grief over the Itaewon disaster, I strongly condemn North Korea's inhumane provocations." Stop the provocation immediately," he reiterated. The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) also condemned the move, saying, "This is an armed provocation that took place in a situation where all the people of South Korea, who are of the same ethnic group, are suffering from a catastrophe.