North Korea perceives the resolution of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which condemns the DPRK's missile launches, as a declaration of the absence of the need to warn the organization about the launch of missiles. This was written by the commentator of the North Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) on international issues Kim Myong Chol on June 4.
"Since IMO reacted to our country's advance notification of the satellite launch by adopting an anti-North Korean resolution, we will consider this an official expression of the organization's position that in our advance notification (about launches. — Ed.) is no longer necessary," the publication says under the heading "International Maritime Organization, which has become controlled by the White House."
It is also suggested that in this case, IMO will have to independently find out about the launch time of the satellite and the points of fall of the launch vehicle stages in the future, and "will be fully responsible for all the consequences caused by this."
The author of the material pointed out that such a resolution in relation to a certain country shows that the organization has been manipulated and "completely politicized." He added that Pyongyang conducts missile launches, taking into account the security of surrounding countries. At the same time, the DPRK, before launching the satellite, according to the rules, warned the Japanese Maritime Security Service, informed IMO of the launch time and possible fall sites of the launch vehicle stages, which is not mandatory.
According to Yonhap, on May 31, IMO adopted for the first time at the 107th session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) in London a resolution condemning the DPRK's missile launches as a serious threat to the safety of international navigation and called for compliance with the rules, including notification before any missile tests.
On May 31, the DPRK launched a space launch vehicle in the southern direction. The launch triggered an emergency evacuation warning in parts of South Korea and Japan. Air raid sirens sounded in Seoul at about 6:32 a.m. local time (00:32 Moscow time).
According to the Yonhap news agency, the launch vehicle disappeared from radar before it reached its destination. Later, the South Korean military lifted from the bottom of the Yellow Sea a part, presumably, of the DPRK launch vehicle, which was supposed to put a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.
In turn, Pyongyang has promised to re-launch a space satellite in the near future. The DPRK stated that when launching a carrier rocket of the Chollima-1 type into space, a problem arose at the stage of operation of the second-stage engine.
North Korea's tests related to the final stage of the development of a new reconnaissance satellite were conducted in December 2022. The Ministry of Defense of the country clarified that a test device was launched during the tests.
On June 2, on the sidelines of the UN Security Council, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the organization Anna Evstigneeva called on the United States to take concrete steps to resume dialogue with the DPRK. She expressed uncertainty that Washington is "really ready for constructive discussions" with Pyongyang, as evidenced by the history of American diplomacy in the Korean direction in recent decades and the practical actions of the United States.
