NEW DELHI: Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday praised North Korea for for not bowing to the pressure imposed by the US, reported ANI.

"North Korea has been following tough anti USA agenda. North Korea has successfully defended the pressure imposed by US ," the CM said while speaking at CPM Kozhikode's district committee meeting.

Pyongyang and Washington share a turbulent relationship because of former's nuclear weapons programme , which the latter considers to be a threat to Asia.

Despite Washington's opposition, North Korea has conducted more than 20 missile launches since US President Donald Trump came to power in January last year.

Last week, Kim in his annual New Year's Day address had warned Washington that his nuclear launch button was "always on my table".

"The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this is not a threat but a reality," he said on Monday.

President Trump responded to Kim Jong-Un 's warning by saying that he possessed a nuclear button that is "much bigger & more powerful" than that of the North Korean leader.

"North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" He tweeted on Wednesday.



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