US Condemns North Korea's Missiles... Unwavering Commitment to South Korea's Security

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] On the 29th (local time), the United States strongly condemned North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches immediately after Vice President Kamala Harris left South Korea and reaffirmed its security commitment to South Korea.

Vedant Patel, Senior Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department, stated during a phone briefing that "the United States condemns North Korea's missile launches," adding, "These launches are clear violations of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and pose a regional security threat." He reaffirmed, "(The U.S. government) will maintain diplomatic engagement with North Korea and urges North Korea to participate in dialogue," emphasizing, "Our security commitments to South Korea and Japan are ironclad."

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command also emphasized in a statement, "We are aware of the two ballistic missile launches and are closely consulting with our allies and partners." While the command assessed that these launches do not pose a direct threat to the American people, territory, or allies, it noted that North Korea's actions are destabilizing the situation.

Earlier, on the 29th at around 8:48 PM to 8:57 PM Korean time, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) from the Suncheon area in South Pyongan Province toward the East Sea. North Korea also fired missiles on the 25th and 28th, just before Vice President Harris's visit.

During her visit, Vice President Harris met with President Yoon Suk-yeol and visited the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, which recently participated in joint South Korea-U.S. exercises, is still stationed in South Korea.

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