North Korea has strongly criticized France for its plans to deploy its military forces to the waters of the Korean Peninsula, terming the decision as outdated “gunboat diplomacy”.
The strong criticism was raised by Ryu Kyong-chol, a researcher at the North Korea-Europe Association, in a statement titled “France must stop activities threatening the peace and security of the Northeast Asian region” and published this Friday by the North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
“France’s attempts to escalate tensions by deploying its military forces to the waters of the Korean Peninsula every year since 2019 under the fancy name of enforcing UNSC sanctions against North Korea pose a great risk,” Ryu noted, urging France to stop “dangerous actions” that threaten peace in the region.
