Iran Press/ Asia: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said Thursday, shortly after Pyongyang warned of an "inevitable" response to ongoing US-South Korea joint military drills.
The top national security advisers of South Korea, Japan and the United States condemned North Korea's missile launches Thursday, calling them "clear violations" of multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
“These launches are clear violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, and demonstrate the threat that North Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs pose to the region,” the statement said.
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea’s military said Thursday, shortly after Pyongyang warned of an “inevitable” response to ongoing US-South Korea joint military drills.
The trilateral statement reflected the growing thaw between Japan and South Korea, a major foreign policy goal of President Joe Biden’s administration as it strengthens alliances in a region tested by North Korea and expansionist China.
