President Yoon: ``Respond immediately and overwhelmingly to any provocation by the North''... ``Promote joint response between Japan, the United States, and South Korea''

South Korean President Yoon Seo-gyul ordered on the 18th, ``We must immediately and overwhelmingly respond to any provocation by North Korea against our territory and people,'' the South Korean presidential office reported.
President Yoon also said, ``We must maintain a strong South Korea-US joint defense posture, utilize a real-time sharing system for North Korea's missile warning information, and actively promote South Korea, US-Japan joint response.''
he instructed. According to the South Korean Presidential Office, a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Committee meeting was held that day, presided over by Cho Tae Yeon, Director of the National Security Office, and President Yoon attended, as well as a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
After receiving the situation report from the department chair, he gave instructions on how to respond. South Korea's military captured an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) launch by North Korea this morning.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ``At around 8:24 a.m. today, the military moved from the Pyongyang area to the East Sea.
"We captured what is believed to be a long-range ballistic missile launched over the Sea of Japan." President Yoon actively stands in solidarity with the international community in condemning North Korea's illegal nuclear and missile activities.
At the same time, he emphasized that the issues of the U.S.-South Korea Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) meeting should be moved forward with a sense of speed.