SEOUL: North Korea slammed what it called the United States’ “impudent interference” in China’s internal affairs over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, state media reported.
Beijing has made clear that it regards Pelosi’s presence as a major provocation and has issued increasingly stark warnings and threats.
A spokesperson at North Korea’s foreign ministry said Pyongyang would “fully support” Beijing’s position, blaming Washington for raising tensions in the region.
“The impudent interference of the US in the internal affairs of other countries and its intentional political and military provocations are, indeed, the root cause of harassed peace and security in the region,” the spokesperson said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency.
“Taiwan is an inseparable part of China and the issue of Taiwan pertains to the internal affairs of China.”
The statement backed Beijing’s strong protest over the visit, calling it “the due right of a sovereign state to take countermeasures”.
China is North Korea’s longtime ally and economic benefactor.
Ties have fluctuated due to Pyongyang’s growing nuclear ambitions but the two have been working to repair their relationship. — AFP
