Alwaght- North Korea says US President Donald Trump's ongoing visit to Asia is meant to sell American weapons to regional countries by spreading warmongering policies.
In a statement released to a state-run media outlet, a spokesperson for the country's foreign ministry described Trump's trip as "nothing but a business trip by a warmonger to enrich the monopolies of the US defense industry."
"Trump, during his visit, laid bare his true nature as destroyer of the world peace and stability and begged for a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula," the statement said.
Pyongyang noted that President Trump during his trip through Asia "begged for a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula."
The statement added that, “Trump, during his visit, laid bare his true nature as destroyer of the world peace and stability and begged for a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula.”
The statement came in response to latest remarks by Trump who is in Vietnam as part of a nearly two-week tour of Asia, and North Korea's nuclear weapons program has been a major talking point with his Japanese, South Korean and Chinese counterparts.
Meanwhile, The US on Saturday began a three-carrier strike force exercise in the Western Pacific. It involves the USS Ronald Reagan, the USS Nimitz and the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The exercise, set to continue through Tuesday, will involve operations to show the Navy's ability to operate multiple carrier strike groups as a coordinated effort, the Navy said in a release.
The tensions on the Korean Peninsula have worsened after increased provocations by the US which includes military drills and deployment of warships and submarines in the region.
Pyongyang insists that developing its military defenses including nuclear weapons is important to counter incessant provocations by the US including a possible nuclear aggression.
