South Korean Defense Minister: ”North Korea's 'filthy balloons' are not the actions of a normal country” - Asia Security Council

"It is a crude and imbecilic act that is unimaginable for a normal country," South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said in front of defense leaders from major Indo-Pacific countries.
On the 1st, Defense Minister Shin spoke at the Shangri-La Dialogue, an Asia Security Summit held in Singapore, saying, "A few days ago, North Korea announced that it had received a letter from a private organization in our country.
"In response to the act of 'flying balloons to the North,' which was intended to provide humanitarian aid to North Korea, they sent over 260 'filthy balloons' into our territory," he explained.
"North Korea's actions are immoral and a clear and serious violation of the armistice agreement," he said. "We strongly condemn this and
"North Korea's reckless nuclear and missile development programs are an existential threat that could attack any country here today, and we must continue to protect our interests," Shin said.
"This is a direct challenge to the peace of the Pacific region and the world," he said. "The Kim Jong Eun regime has been preoccupied with nuclear and missile development, and has suffered food shortages and economic hardships for a long time.
This is making life even more difficult for the North Korean people who are already suffering under the current situation," he said. "North Korea's human rights issues and nuclear and missile issues all stem from the same root: maintaining a dictatorial regime."
Meanwhile, Defense Minister Shin also criticized the cooperation between North Korea and Russia. "Russia should be a guardian of world peace as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, but it is violating Security Council resolutions," he said.
"It is an unthinkable, extreme and self-contradictory act and a betrayal of the international community," he said.
"North Korea will use the funds and technology it receives in exchange for arms deals to spur the expansion of its military capabilities," he added.
"This will undermine the authority of international order and norms and incite conflict and confrontation, and arms trade between Russia and North Korea must be halted immediately," he said.