Japanese, US, and South Korean foreign ministers respond to North Korea's launch of a ``space FLY'' vehicle...``considering ``independent sanctions'' against North Korea''

On the 24th, the foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, and South Korea decided to consider imposing their own sanctions in response to North Korea's launch of a space fly vehicle. According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister Park Jin
In the morning, he held telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, and discussed joint measures among the three countries to deal with North Korea's ballistic missile launch under the guise of a so-called "space FLY vehicle."
We had a discussion and exchanged the same opinions. The three parties said, ``Through the success of the Japan-U.S.-South Korea summit held at Camp David in the United States on the 18th of this month, cooperation among the three countries has become institutionalized and even stronger.
``Today's telephone talks, which took place immediately after the Camp David summit, will demonstrate the strong solidarity between the three countries.''
In particular, the three parties said, ``At Camp David, the leaders of Japan, the United States, and South Korea will coordinate the details regarding intra-regional provocations.
It is important for the three foreign ministers to hold telephone talks immediately after North Korea re-launched the so-called Space FLY vehicle, in a situation where North Korea had promised to hold talks on the matter.
I agree that it has a good taste. The three parties also said, ``Despite repeated warnings from the international community, North Korea once again threatens the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the international community for the first time in 85 days since its recent launch.''
We strongly condemn the attempt to launch a ballistic missile in the name of a so-called space fly vehicle." South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, ``Foreign Minister Park strongly urges the international community to respond to North Korea's illegal provocations.
Emphasizing the need for a united response, he said, ``The three countries continue to cooperate to send a consistent and coordinated message to North Korea on the international stage, including the United Nations-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit.''
"This is something that the foreign ministers of the United States and Japan also sympathized with." In particular, Foreign Minister Park said, ``Following this failed launch, North Korea has publicly announced a second launch in October, and is likely to continue provocations in the future.
"Let us closely monitor North Korea's movements and prepare thoroughly for the possibility of further provocations." The three parties agreed through last week's trilateral summit meeting that they would
They decided to firmly promote time sharing, increased missile defense cooperation, and regularization of trilateral exercises. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched a military attack at around 3:50 a.m. that day.
A Space FLY vehicle was launched south from Dongchang-ri in North Pyongan Province. The projectile passed through international waters west of South Korea's Ieo Island, but failed.