Party and Government to Hold National Security Meeting Tomorrow on North Korea's Missile Launch and Nuclear Test

[Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Myunghwan] The government and the ruling party will hold a party-government consultative meeting on national security on the 8th to review trends such as North Korea's missile launches and signs of nuclear tests.

The government and the People Power Party announced on the 7th that they plan to hold the first party-government consultative meeting on national security at the National Assembly on the morning of the 8th to review recent trends related to North Korea's successive missile launches.

North Korea has been escalating provocations by launching multiple ballistic missiles, including eight short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) on the 5th, as well as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and numerous ballistic missiles around the time of the new government's inauguration.

At the party-government consultative meeting, a report will also be made regarding signs detected that North Korea is preparing for a seventh nuclear test at Punggye-ri. Earlier, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the U.S. Department of State simultaneously warned that "North Korea may conduct a seventh nuclear test soon."

From the People Power Party, Floor Leader Kwon Seongdong, Policy Committee Chairperson Seong Iljong, Secretary-General Han Kiho, Rep. Shin Wonsik, who served as the defense committee secretary in the first half of the National Assembly, and Rep. Kim Seokgi, who served as the foreign affairs and unification committee secretary, will attend. From the government, Defense Minister Lee Jongseop and Foreign Minister Park Jin will attend, and from the Presidential Office, National Security Office Director Kim Seonghan, First Deputy Kim Taehyo, and Second Deputy Shin Inho are expected to attend.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.