Pyongyang [North Korea], July 11: The sister of the North Korean leader accused a US military spy plane eight times of entering the airspace above Pyongyang's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Kim Yo-jong , the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a senior official in the country's ruling party, warned that US forces would face a "very difficult flight." danger" if they continue with what Pyongyang calls "illegal infiltration", the KCNA news agency reported on July 11.
On July 10, North Korea accused the United States of violating its airspace by conducting surveillance flights. Pyongyang also warned that the planes could be shot down.
The Pentagon had previously denied the North's airspace violation and said the US military had complied with international law. "So those allegations are just allegations," Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters.
Kim accused the US air force of violating the airspace above the "economic sea" off the east coast of the Korean peninsula. Specifically, the US aircraft is said to appear in the airspace over the sea 435 km east of Tongchon in Gangwon Province and 276 km southeast of Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province.
A country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is an area of ​​sea, up to 200 nautical miles wide from the country's baselines, outside and contiguous to its territorial sea. States have the right to exploit marine resources within the EEZ but have no sovereignty over the water or airspace above it.
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller urged North Korea to "refrain from escalation," and again called on Pyongyang to "engage in serious and sustained foreign policy" when asked about the statements. North Korea's father at his regular press conference on July 10
In a statement on the evening of July 10, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea was escalating tensions by issuing threats against what Seoul called the "normal flight operations" of the alliance. Korean - American alliance.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper