Ministry of Foreign Affairs: "Responding to North Korean Missiles through ROK-US Cooperation"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] On the 25th, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs consulted with the United States, Japan, and others on response measures regarding North Korea's short-range missile launch.

Choi Young-sam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said at the regular briefing on the day, "We express deep concern over North Korea's short-range missile launch this morning," and added, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to strengthen consultations on future responses with related countries based on close ROK-US cooperation."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated response measures while analyzing the intentions behind the launches by the United States and North Korea.

No Kyu-duk, Director General for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, and Sung Kim, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, shared concerns over North Korea's short-range missile launch during a morning call and exchanged assessments of the recent situation on the Korean Peninsula. In the afternoon, Director General No and Takehiro Funakoshi, Director of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held a call and agreed to continue close communication and cooperation between South Korea and Japan, as well as trilateral cooperation among South Korea, the United States, and Japan, regarding North Korea's nuclear and related issues.

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