Syria’s ambassador to North Korea denounced US aggression and “history of interventions” on Monday and said sending a “message” to North Korea with an attack on a Syrian airfield was irresponsible.
US Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice on Monday, warning that recent US strikes in Syria and Afghanistan showed that the ‘resolve’ of President Donald Trump should not be tested.
The US Navy this month struck a Syrian airfield with 59 Tomahawk missiles.
Syrian Ambassador to North Korea Tammam Sulaiman said the United States was wrong to send messages with attacks on other countries.
“Whatever they do, this is clear aggression. If they want to mention this they ought to do this as a message or whatever, it has no sense to talk about this,” he told Reuters, in English.
“Because what is sense is to see whether the US is really serious in finding solutions, whether in Syria or Korea. If they want to keep sending messages, then you are not talking with a responsible state or a responsible administration. It is not about giving messages, it is about taking a position.”
North Korea’s KCNA news agency on Monday carried a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Syrian President Bashar Assad marking the 70th anniversary of Syria’s independence.
“I express again a strong support and alliance to the Syrian government and its people for its work of justice, condemning the United States’ recent violent invasive act against your country,” Kim said.
Asked to what extent North Korea supported the Syrian military in its fight against rebel forces, Sulaiman said there was “nothing of military cooperation”.
Source: Reuters
