North Korean leader lashes out at ‘hostile forces’ over ‘brigandish’ sanctions
Tehran (KNA) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday strongly denounced the international sanctions on his country, saying that ‘hostile forces’ are trying to ‘stifle’ the North Korean nation by imposing such bans.
Kim made the rare remarks during a visit to a construction site in a tourist coastal area, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The North Korean leader expressed his discontent with the international sanctions, and accused what he called "hostile forces" of attempting to "stifle" his nation by imposing "brigandish" sanctions and a blockade on Pyongyang.
He also described his country's resistance against such sanctions as "a do-or-die struggle to defend the prestige of the party and a worthwhile struggle for creating the happiness of the people."
Kim's comments came as a surprise to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency which wrote on Friday that it was rare for the North Korean leader to personally mention sanctions and blockade by using rough expressions like "brigandish."
Source: PressTV