North Korea&& 's foreign ministry on Sunday called on the United Nations to require an instant stop to integrated military drills by the United States and South Korea, saying they were raising tensions that threaten to spiral out of control, Reuters reported.The drills and rhetoric from the allies are && irresponsibly raising the level of fight,& & Kim Son Gyong, vice foreign minister for worldwide organisations, stated in a statement carried by state news agency KCNA.The United States and South Korea will conduct more than 10 days of massive military workouts in March, including amphibious landings, authorities from the two nations stated on Friday.The United States and South Korea say the exercises remain in self-defence and are needed to counter the rising risks from North Korea&& 's ballistic rocket and nuclear weapons programmes, which are prohibited by U.N.
Security Council resolutions, read the report.North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of global arms control systems and stated Pyongyang&& 's nuclear weapons were a just action to make sure the balance of power in the region.The allies also carried out a combined air drill with an American long-range bomber and South Korean fighter aircraft on Friday, and have been staging weeks of exercises for unique rations soldiers.&& The UN and the global community will have to strongly urge the United States and South Korea to right away stop their provocative remarks and joint military exercises,& & Kim said.It is regrettable that the U.N.
has been regularly silent on the workouts, which have a && clear aggressive nature,& & he said.Last month Kim released a statement saying UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been && incredibly unfair, unbalanced& & on North Korea & 's rocket tests, Reuters reported.The post North Korea says UN must demand end to S.Korea-US military drills first appeared on Ariana News.