Qatar- S. Korea: THAAD Deployment Part of Self Defense

(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Seoul February 24 (QNA) - South Korea's presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae has made clear that it will deploy the THAAD US missile defense system on South Korean soil to protect the nation from North Korea's continual threats -- no matter how strongly China objects.

Presidential spokesman Jeong Yeon-guk told reporters Wednesday THAAD deployment is part of South Korea's arsenal of countermeasures against North Korea's provocations based on its right to defend itself. He added China should be aware of that according to (Arirang News).

His comments came a day after China's Ambassador to South Korea Qiu Guohong lashed out saying that the THAAD deployment could destroy Korea-China relations "in an instant." Seoul's foreign ministry has asked the Chinese embassy for an explanation. (QNA)