The US State Department condemned North Korea’s first launch of a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) near South Korea’s territorial waters south of the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea for the first time since division as a “reckless decision.”
“The United States condemns North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile and its reckless decision to launch a missile beyond the de facto maritime boundary,” a State Department spokesperson said in a statement to Yonhap News Agency. It is a violation of the resolution and threatens the peace and stability of the region.”
“The United States continues to pursue sincere and consistent dialogue with North Korea, but North Korea refuses to engage,” he said.
“The United States will work closely with its allies and partners to limit North Korea’s illegal weapons development and security threats in the region,” he added.
The Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees U.S. Forces Korea, also issued a statement saying, “We are aware of North Korean missile launches and are in close discussions with our allies and partners.” It shows the reckless decisions of the
Earlier, North Korea fired about 25 missiles in a row on four occasions, including a short-range ballistic missile launched south of the NLL in the East Sea.
State Department spokeswoman Ned Price said at a press briefing in the afternoon that “worries about the possibility of further provocations by North Korea have not subsided.”
“There will be additional costs and consequences, and North Korea will face global condemnation,” Price said. did,” he explained.
White House National Security Council (NSC) Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby also reaffirmed the U.S. government’s position at a briefing, saying, “We condemn North Korea’s reckless decision to launch a missile into South Korea’s waters, in fact, south of the maritime border.”
“It does not change that we want to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula with North Korea without preconditions,” he said. It was altitude.
“In a situation where diplomatic progress is impossible, we will maintain a high military readiness posture,” Kirby said.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln and Foreign Minister Park Jin strongly condemned North Korea’s missile launches and expressed their deep concern over the escalation of provocations in a separate call after North Korea’s series of missile launches.
In the phone call, Secretary Blincol reaffirmed that the defense promise to South Korea was ironclad and stressed the need for the international community to unite to hold North Korea accountable for its continued provocations, Price said.
“Through a visit to Asia during the G20 summit later this month, Secretary Blincoln will have the opportunity to hold bilateral and trilateral consultations on threats from South Korea, Japan and North Korea,” Price added.
“We will continue to emphasize the importance of the triangular alliance with South Korea and Japan to jointly respond to key North Korean challenges,” he said. emphasized.