India, April 14 -- North Korea has conducted test-firings of strategic cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles from its naval destroyer Choe Hyon, in an exercise closely observed by its supreme leader Kim Jong Un, according to state media.

North Korea conducted the launches of two strategic cruise missiles and three anti-warship missiles from the naval destroyer Sunday in its "operational efficiency test," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), reported South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.

North Korea had conducted similar strategic cruise missile tests from the 5,000-ton warship on two occasions ahead of its commissioning in March.

During the latest test, Kim was quoted as saying by Yonhap: "The preparedness of our army's str...