UN Security Council convenes meeting over North Korea's ICBM launch... South Korea also requests

Participation as a concerned party from Korea
Official response expected at the Security Council level

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will hold an open meeting on North Korea's non-proliferation issues.

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The UNSC announced on the 14th that it will hold an open meeting addressing North Korea's non-proliferation issues at 3 p.m. local time on the 17th at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. The Security Council meeting was convened immediately after North Korea announced on the 13th that it had test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Hwaseongpo-18" using solid fuel.

This is the first time North Korea has launched a solid-fueled ballistic missile. The Security Council meeting, held for the first time in four weeks regarding North Korea's ballistic missile launches, was convened at the request of the United States, Japan, and others. It is also reported that South Korea, a non-permanent member of the Security Council, jointly requested the meeting.

South Korea will attend the meeting as a concerned party. Along with the United States, Japan, and others, it is expected to condemn North Korea's ballistic missile provocations, which violate Security Council sanctions resolutions, and demand an official response at the Security Council level.

However, due to the presence of permanent Security Council members China and Russia, it is anticipated that there is little chance of official outcomes such as additional sanctions resolutions or presidential statements against North Korea this time as well.

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