N. Korea blasts EU for selling helicopters to South Korea
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By Lee Han-soo
North Korea has condemned the European Union for selling AgustaWestland's Wildcat helicopters to the South Korean Navy.
"Europe doesn't concern itself with the acute situation on the Korean Peninsula, but rather preoccupies itself with filling its own pockets," the state-controlled news agency, Korea Central News Agency (KCNA), said Monday
It blasted the EU on its hypocrisy for wanting peace on the peninsula but selling weapons to South Korea.
KCNA also criticized the South and the U.S. for provoking war and justified the North’s need for a nuclear weapon.
The Wildcat helicopters, planned to be deployed next year, will operate on naval frigates and destroyers. The navy is now doing acceptance tests on the Anglo-Italian aircraft.
Wildcat helicopters will use sonar to track enemy submarines and can also deploy a torpedo to attack.