Korea-US and Korea-Japan North Korea Nuclear Representatives "Strongly Condemn" North Korea's Midnight Missile Provocation

"Urgent Call to Immediately Halt Missile Provocations Escalating Tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the Region"

Kim Gun, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Office for Peace and Security Affairs on the Korean Peninsula, is holding a trilateral consultation on North Korea's nuclear issue with senior representatives from the United States and Japan at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Jongno-gu, Seoul, on the 3rd. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

Kim Gun, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Korea Peace Negotiation Headquarters, condemned North Korea's ongoing missile provocations through separate phone calls with the chief nuclear envoys of the United States and Japan on the 9th.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim spoke separately with Sung Kim, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, and Takehiro Funakoshi, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the morning. He strongly condemned North Korea for repeatedly conducting ballistic missile launches that violate multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions amid frequent missile provocations over the past two weeks.

They emphasized that North Korea's justification of illegal provocations under the pretext of the annual and defensive nature of the South Korea-U.S. joint military exercises is unacceptable. They urged North Korea to immediately cease missile provocations that escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.

Kim also acknowledged the recent resolution adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) strongly condemning North Korea's illegal missile launches, in discussions with the U.S. and Japanese chief nuclear envoys. On the 7th, ICAO pointed out in its resolution that North Korea's missile launches without prior notification violate relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and the Convention on International Civil Aviation, urgently calling on North Korea to comply with the convention.

The three chief envoys stated that ICAO's resolution demonstrates the international community's firm will not to overlook North Korea's violations of international norms. They emphasized that North Korea's continuous provocations only lead to strengthened security cooperation within and beyond the region, including among South Korea, the U.S., and Japan, and called for enhanced bilateral and trilateral communication and cooperation for a united and resolute international response.

In the early hours of the day, North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) into the East Sea, one day ahead of the 77th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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