NORTH KOREA FIRES SUSPECTED BALLISTIC MISSILE INTO SEA

Seoul: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a railway line he hoped would It will eventually unite the Korean Peninsula.

The first launch since October underscored Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Eve commitment to bolster the military to counter the volatile international situation amid stalled talks with South Korea and the United States. ۔

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the supposed missile was fired at 8:10 a.m. (2310 GMT) from the interior of the East Coast and into the sea.

A few hours later, Moon visited the South Korean east coast town of Gosheng, near the North Korean border, where he laid the groundwork for a new railway line, which he described as “one for peace and regional balance on the Korean Peninsula.” An important step.

The apparent missile launch from the nuclear-armed North highlighted the challenges Moon faces in achieving diplomatic progress before his five-year term expires in May.