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North Korea warns US and South Korea will "pay heavy price" if Pyongyang's warnings are ignored

06 August 2019 14:54 (UTC +04:00)

Commenting on the missiles tests, North Korea's foreign ministry spokesman said that if the United States and South Korea ignore Pyongyang‘s repeated warnings, "we will make them pay (a) heavy price", APA reports citing Sputnik.

Early on Tuesday, North Korea fired two missiles into the sea from its east coast, marking the fourth launch of its kind in recent weeks.

According to the South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the recent tests appear to have involved two short-range ballistic missiles that were fired from near Kwail on North Korea's west coast, about 125 km southwest of Pyongyang, in South Hwanghae province early on Tuesday.

They were the fourth set of missile launches since July 25.

Pyonyang's first launch since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump agreed on resuming de-nuclearisation talks came on July 25.

Since then, Pyongyang has warned the US that the planned military exercises with South Korea could thwart de-nuclearisation talks.