This was reported by Yonhap citing North Korean news agency KCNA, Ukrinform reported.

Earlier, Pyongyang announced plans to launch a military spy satellite into space by the end of April.

Kim gave this order during a visit to the Agency the previous day and checked the spacecraft’s readiness for launch. He also cited the importance of space exploration as the main factor that would prove the existence of “a strong economy, advanced science and the latest world-class technologies” in North Korea.

At the same time, the North Korean dictator described the planned launch of the satellite and the acquisition of intelligence data as a “priority” because, according to him, the surrounding security situation North Korea It is “deteriorating sharply” due to the strengthening of the alliance between South Korea and the United States.

In December last year, North Korea published black and white photos of Seoul and the South Korean port of Incheon, 27 kilometers west of the capital, allegedly taken while testing a prototype of its satellite.

As reported by Ukrinform, Japan and South Korea held their first security talks in over five years in Seoul, and agreed to intensify security cooperation Against the background of increasing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea.