Emergency Call Among South Korea, US, and Japan National Security Chiefs: "Clear Consequences If North Korea and Russia Violate Arms Trade Ban"

Joint Response via Phone Call on North Korea-Russia Summit
Various Military Cooperation Indicated through North Korea-Russia Meeting
"Clear Consequences if Arms Trade Violations Occur"

On the 14th, the national security chiefs of South Korea, the United States, and Japan held a secure wired consultation and warned that "North Korea and Russia must comply with the UN Security Council resolutions and various international sanctions prohibiting arms transactions and military cooperation, and if violated, they will face clear consequences," the Presidential Office reported. The call discussed joint response measures regarding the North Korea-Russia summit and the security situation in North Korea and the region.

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On that day, Cho Tae-yong, South Korea's National Security Office Director, Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Advisor, and Akiba Takeo, Director of Japan's National Security Secretariat, expressed serious concerns over North Korea and Russia discussing various military cooperation, including the development of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), despite repeated warnings from the international community. North Korea and Russia held a summit on the 13th. The situation is raising international concerns as it suggests the possibility of military cooperation centered on the provision of lethal weapons and the transfer of advanced technology.

The three national security chiefs emphasized that "Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council, bears an even greater responsibility to comply with Security Council resolutions." Advisor Sullivan reaffirmed the United States' ironclad security commitments to South Korea and Japan. Furthermore, the three national security chiefs agreed to further strengthen trilateral cooperation in monitoring and responding to arms transactions and military cooperation trends between North Korea and Russia, and to enhance solidarity with the international community.

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