North Korea condemns Germany’s UN command entry

North Korea has condemned Germany's recent accession to the United States-led UN Command, labeling it as a destabilising move that threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Germany officially joined the multinational body overseeing the 1950-53 Korean War armistice as its 18th member on August 2, Caliber.Az reports citing the foreign media.

North Korea’s foreign ministry issued a statement through the Korean Central News Agency, strongly criticising Germany’s decision. The statement described the move as "an act of undermining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and exacerbating the situation."

The North Korean foreign ministry criticised Germany's recent action as echoing its "dark past," which led to the devastation of the Second World War. The ministry condemned Germany's move as a return to an era of global turmoil, asserting that Berlin will be "held entirely responsible for all resulting consequences."

North Korea accused Washington of trying to revive the UN Command, an institution it believes should have been phased out last century, and likened the move to establishing an Asian equivalent of NATO to counter the North and its regional neighbours. The North Korean statement concluded with a pledge to "strengthen its self-defensive capabilities" in response to the "escalating military confrontation" on the Korean Peninsula.