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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] A majority of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) member states expressed concern over North Korea's ballistic missile provocations. The U.S. side has indicated that North Korea's missile launches will be addressed at the Security Council level.

According to the Associated Press on the 26th (local time), citing UN diplomats, most of the 15 Security Council members attending a closed-door remote meeting of the Security Council's North Korea Sanctions Committee expressed concern over North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches. The ballistic missile launches violate UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea.

According to the report, all Security Council members agreed that the expert panel of the North Korea Sanctions Committee should investigate North Korea's launch of two short-range ballistic missiles on the 25th.

The AP also reported that the Security Council is likely to convene a closed meeting regarding North Korea's recent missile launches.

On the same day, the U.S. State Department also indicated that the North Korean missile issue could be raised at the Security Council level, as U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken announced he will preside over a virtual United Nations Security Council meeting on the 29th.

Erika Barks Ruggles, a State Department ambassador, said in a pre-briefing related to Blinken's UN visit, "We will appropriately address this at the Security Council level, together with allies and other countries."

Ambassador Barks Ruggles also reiterated that North Korea's missile launches violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.

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