Kim Jong Un orders artillery firing near disputed sea boundary with South Korea

Kim Jong Un, supreme leer of rth Korea ordered country's troops to practice artillery firing near disputed sea boundary with its rival, South Korea. rth Korean ncy reported that coastal artillery company's actions during Kim's visit to west coast's Chagrin Islet entirely showed ir gun firing skills and 'delighted supreme leer'. However, time of visit along with specific weapons which were fired still remained unclear. 

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Immediate rebuke from Seoul

incident fueled an immediate rebuke from Seoul. South Korean Unification Ministry also said that it was rth Korean leer's first kwn trip to a front-line military unit since April last year which was beginning of his diplomatic engment with United States. Seoul’s Defence Ministry expressed regret over drills ordered by Kim and said that y violated deals which were settled between two countries last year to lower military animosities along border and disputed area. South Korean spokesperson Choi Hyun-soo, Pyongyang must stop such acts which will result in increasing military tensions and abide by agreements me in past. 

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rth Korean and US diplomacy

Amidst escalating tensions between uth Korea and US diplomacy, latest revelation was a new sign of impatience from Kim. For nearly two years, re have been ongoing worries that diplomatic relations between countries will fall apart if Washington fails to meet Pyongyang's year-end deline to offer ar initiative to settle standoff over nuclear programme of rth. Kim reportedly wants a deal that provides relief from sanctions against country by US in return for disarmament moves which according to critics will come slowly. negotiations are still halted and rth Korea is increasing pressure on Washington to lift international sanctions and abandon 'hostile policies' against rth.

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(With AP inputs)