Cheong Wa Dae denounces NK missile launch as violation of UNSC resolution
The presidential Office of National Security on Saturday held an emergency meeting following North Korea's ballistic missile launch and called it a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area at around 5:20 a.m., according to the South Korean military. In the meeting, the presidential office assessed the impact of the launch on…
South Korea's presidential office denounced North Korea's recent ballistic missile launch as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to a statement released on Saturday. The launch, which took place around 5:20 a.m. from the Wonsan area, involved multiple ballistic missiles, according to the South Korean military.
In an emergency meeting, the presidential office evaluated the impact of the launch on the country's security situation and issued a call for a firm readiness posture, urging an immediate halt to such "grave action." The latest missile test came shortly after the conclusion of the five-day Freedom Edge exercise in international waters east and south of South Korea's southern island of Jeju.
This latest event occurred in quick succession to the North's firing of short-range ballistic missiles towards the East Sea back on August 20, as Seoul and Washington were simultaneously conducting their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills.
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