SEOUL - The leader of North Korea ordered its military to boost its strike capability as he directed another missile firing, state media said on Friday, as tensions grew over tests that appeared to show development of a new advanced missile system.
" stressed the need to further increase the capability of the defence units in the forefront area and on the western front to carry out combat tasks and keep full combat posture to cope with any emergency," KCNA news agency reported. Kim later declared the building of its nuclear force was complete and went on to hold three summit meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and two with Trump.
"They were smaller missiles, they were short-range missiles," he said."Nobody's happy about it but we're taking a good look and we'll see." During his meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Friday, Biegun said"the door is still open for North Korea to return to the negotiating table," and that it is very important for South Korea and the United States to continue communication and cooperation, the ministry said in a statement.
China, the North's main diplomatic backer, said it had no firm information on the tests. State Councillor and senior diplomat Wang Yi said Korean peninsula issues should be resolved through dialogue with the goal of denuclearisation.