North Korea is unlikely to test long-range ballistic missiles in the next few months to avoid making it more difficult for China, experts say.

"China, the most friendly country with North Korea, is facing a lot of difficulties and Pyongyang does not want to complicate the situation. I think the area will be quiet for the next 3-4 months, when North Korea fails. dangerous acts of aggression, "said Lee Gee-dong, vice president of the National Security Strategy Institute (INSS) based in Seoul, yesterday.

INSS experts argue that North Korea has considered internal Chinese problems and delayed plans to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) because this would make it difficult for Beijing and Moscow. support Pyongyang in the international arena.

North Korea last year stepped up its operations at facilities related to the ballistic missile program, repeatedly warning it would send "Christmas gifts" to the United States and follow a "new path" if Washington did not change them. Changing approaches to denuclearization.

Observers predict North Korea will launch an ICBM launch in late December 2019 or the first months of 2020 to make it clear. However, the corona pneumonia epidemic (Covid-19) also began to erupt in China's Wuhan city at this stage.

"North Korea understands the side effects that 'Christmas gift' and 'new road' will bring. Kim Jong-un leader does not want to ruin relations established with Russia and China, as well as support. protection from these two countries, "Lee added.

After the outbreak in Wuhan, the Covid-19 epidemic spread throughout China and appeared in many other countries around the world. Countries have so far recorded 65,247 cases, 1,383 deaths, mostly in mainland China and 7,060 people cured.

North Korea has not recorded any cases of nCoV infection, in the context that it has banned all tourists and closed the border with China to prevent the virus from spreading.