청 NSC Emergency Standing Committee... "Condemnation of North Korea's Ballistic Missile Launch" (Comprehensive)

"Close Monitoring of North Korean Nuclear Facilities such as Yongbyon and Punggye-ri"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] On the 5th, the government held an emergency meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Security Council (NSC) and condemned North Korea's missile launch as a "violation of Security Council resolutions." It also officially confirmed that the projectile launched by North Korea on the same day was a ballistic missile.

The Blue House stated, "The government held an emergency meeting of the NSC Standing Committee from 10:00 AM to 11:05 AM, received a report from the Joint Chiefs of Staff on North Korea's ballistic missile launch trends, reviewed the readiness posture of our military and the ROK-US combined forces as well as the situation of related countries, and discussed future response measures."

The attendees first pointed out and condemned that North Korea's unprecedented repeated ballistic missile launches, which go against peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the region as well as the international community's requests, constitute a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

They also noted that this is a very serious time with heightened international tensions due to the Ukraine war, the Beijing Winter Paralympics, and the domestic presidential election schedule, urging North Korea to immediately cease any further acts that escalate tensions.

The attendees agreed to maintain a solid readiness posture without any gaps based on the enhanced response capabilities of our military and the prepared deterrence of the ROK-US alliance, and to conduct a detailed analysis of the specifications of the projectile under close cooperation between the ROK-US military and intelligence authorities.

In particular, they decided to closely monitor North Korea's nuclear and missile-related facilities such as Yongbyon and Punggye-ri and actively consider necessary response measures.

Attendees at the Standing Committee meeting included Seo Hun, Director of the National Security Office; Yoo Young-min, Chief of the Presidential Secretariat; Chung Eui-yong, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Lee In-young, Minister of Unification; Seo Wook, Minister of National Defense; Park Jie-won, Director of the National Intelligence Service; Koo Yun-cheol, Director of the Office for Government Policy Coordination; Seo Joo-seok, First Deputy Director of the National Security Office; and Park Jeong-hwan, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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