SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Wednesday accused U.N. Secretary-Common Antonio Guterres of “a particularly unfair and imbalanced perspective,” because it lambasted him for condemning its current missile take a look at however ignoring alleged U.S. hostility in opposition to the North.

The accusation got here as U.S., South Korean and Japanese destroyers have been holding trilateral anti-missile coaching close to the Korean Peninsula, a transfer the North may regard as a provocation.

After the North’s intercontinental ballistic missile take a look at on Saturday, Guterres strongly condemned the launch and reiterated his name for the North to right away desist from making any additional provocations. In an announcement, Guterres additionally urged North Korea to renew talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

“To be most deplorable, the U.N. secretary-general is occurring the rampage of illogical and depressing remarks, that are little completely different from these of U.S. State Division officers through the years,” Kim Son Gyong, the North’s vice overseas minister for worldwide our bodies, stated in an announcement carried by state media.

Kim stated North Korea’s ICBM take a look at was a response to the safety menace the U.S. posed to the North by quickly deploying long-range bombers for joint coaching with South Korea earlier this 12 months. Kim stated the take a look at was additionally a warning to the sooner convocation of the U.N. Safety Council on the North.

North Korea views U.S.-South Korea navy drills as an invasion rehearsal and is especially delicate to the U.S. mobilization of B-1B bombers that may carry a large standard payload of each guided and unguided weapons. After the North’s ICBM take a look at, america flew B-1B bombers once more for separate drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes.

“The U.N. secretary-general ought to clearly perceive that his unreasonable and prejudiced stand on the Korean Peninsula challenge is performing as an element inciting the hostile acts of the U.S. and its followers in opposition to (North Korea),” Kim stated.

Final November, North Korean International Minister Choe Son Hui referred to as Guterres “a puppet of america” for condemning an earlier ICBM take a look at by the North.

Saturday’s ICBM take a look at, the North’s first missile take a look at since Jan. 1, was made on a steep angle to keep away from neighboring nations. The reported launch particulars once more recommended the North has missiles that may attain the U.S. mainland. However many overseas specialists say the North nonetheless should grasp some final remaining applied sciences to amass functioning nuclear-tipped missiles, resembling one shielding missiles from the tough circumstances throughout atmospheric reentry.

In response to the newest U.S. deployment of B1-B bombers on Sunday, North Korea stated its 600-millimeter a number of rocket launcher fired two rounds off its east coast the subsequent day. North Korea has stated its rockets can carry nuclear warheads. South Korea views the weapons as a short-range ballistic missile.

South Korea and america are to carry a set of joint navy drills in coming weeks, together with a table-top train set to happen on the Pentagon on Wednesday.

The U.S.-South Korea-Japan train Wednesday occurred in worldwide waters off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast. The three nations have been meant to follow procedures to detect, monitor and intercept missiles whereas sharing associated info amongst themselves, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Employees stated. It was their first trilateral coaching in 4 months.

Final 12 months, North Korea test-launched greater than 70 missiles, essentially the most ever in a single 12 months, as a part of its efforts to enlarge its weapons arsenal. Observers say the North would ultimately need to win worldwide recognition as a respectable nuclear state and use that standing as a solution to get U.N. and different worldwide sanctions on it lifted.