North Korea declares countermeasures against Japan, US, South Korea, and Australia for ``sanctioning personnel involved in reconnaissance satellites''

North Korea declared, ``In response to the launch of a military reconnaissance satellite, we will stand up to the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Australia, which have sanctioned North Korean individuals and organizations involved in satellite development.''
In a statement published on the state-run Korean Central News Agency on the 2nd, a spokesperson for North Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``In accordance with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Countermeasures Act, we have decided to implement sanctions against the DPRK (North Korea).
"We will apply countermeasures against individuals, institutions, and organizations of the United States and its followers who were involved in the planning and execution." The spokesperson said, ``The United States views the exercise of legitimate and legitimate sovereign rights as illegitimate.''
"They even gathered their followers, such as Japan, South Korea, and Australia, and committed acts of violation of sovereignty and hostility that resulted in sanctions being imposed on the Republic (North Korea)."
He continued, ``We will continue to exercise our sovereign rights openly and without regret, including by launching satellites,'' and ``protect national autonomy and security interests, and strive for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and the region.''
We will make every effort to ensure this."