President Yoon: "Continuously Strengthening US-ROK Extended Deterrence and Combined Defense Posture"

North Korea Missile Provocation: NSC Standing Committee "Violation of UN Security Council Resolution... Nothing Gained from Threats"

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol on the 5th instructed to "firmly maintain a constant state of readiness and continuously strengthen the ROK-U.S. extended deterrence and combined defense posture, including ROK-U.S. missile defense exercises," in response to North Korea's short-range ballistic missile launches.

On the same day, President Yoon received a report on the results following the Standing Committee meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) chaired by Kim Sung-han, Director of the National Security Office, held at the underground National Crisis Management Center of the Yongsan Presidential Office building in the morning. He stated, "North Korea has carried out missile launch provocations approximately once every nine days this year."

The meeting was attended by Director Kim, Foreign Minister Park Jin, Unification Minister Kwon Young-se, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup, National Intelligence Service Director Kim Kyu-hyun, and the first and second deputy directors of the National Security Office, Kim Tae-hyo and Shin In-ho, respectively. President Yoon attended the NSC meeting and received a report on the discussion outcomes.

The attendees shared the view that North Korea's consecutive launches of various types of ballistic missiles from multiple locations represent a test and challenge to the government's early-term security posture. They also strongly condemned these acts as violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions and actions that escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Furthermore, they urged the North Korean regime to realize as soon as possible that it gains nothing from nuclear and missile threats and to come forward on the path of dialogue and cooperation.

Meanwhile, President Yoon was scheduled to take a walk along the Han River and engage in environmental protection activities in observance of 'World Environment Day.' June 5th was established as 'World Environment Day' by the international community at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment to pledge joint efforts for global environmental conservation. However, as the security situation worsened due to North Korea's missile provocations on that day, President Yoon canceled the schedule and attended the NSC meeting.

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