According to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Kim Gon, head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters, was appointed by the US State Department's Special Deputy for North Korea John Park on the 14th.
Japan-U.S.-Korea telephone talks were held with the representative and Hiroyuki Namazu, chief nuclear representative for the North. Representatives from the three countries said, ``Since the beginning of the year, North Korea has been conducting artillery fire at the Northern Limit Line (NLL), which is the military demarcation line between the North and South on the Yellow Sea.
"They are threatening the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula and the region, including by launching ballistic missiles in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions." He continued, ``The root cause of instability in the region is North Korea's illegal challenge.''
"This launch clearly demonstrated once again that North Korea is a threat to Japan," he said, adding, "The more North Korea repeats its provocations, the more security cooperation between Japan, the United States, and South Korea will be strengthened, and the international community will Northern cooperation too
It will become even stronger," he said. ``Military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, such as North Korea's transfer of ballistic missiles to Russia, is having a serious impact on global security and harming the international non-proliferation regime.''
The two sides decided to closely monitor related developments, including North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui's visit to Russia, and take joint measures. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea attacked Pyongya at around 2:55 p.m.
A medium-range ballistic missile was launched from the Pyongyang area. The missile was detected to have a flight range of 1,000 kilometers.
2024/01/15 07:29 KST
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