North Korea conducted a test-fire of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 in the presence of Chairman Kim Jong-un on the 12th, the Korean Central News Agency reported on the 13th.
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) released a joint statement on the 13th expressing “serious concern” over North Korea’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). It was a one-voice against North Korea’s missile threat that was launched during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
ASEAN foreign ministers, who have been holding ASEAN-related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia since the 11th, said on the day, “We are deeply shocked by this action (by North Korea) while the ASEAN-led meeting is in progress.” “As a member of the ASEAN Regional Security Forum (ARF), we reaffirmed our commitment to promoting regional peace, security and stability, to which North Korea has also committed,” he said. We urge peaceful dialogue between the relevant parties, including creating an environment conducive to the realization of lasting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.”
ASEAN Ministers also said, “We reiterate the importance of full compliance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions and compliance with international law.” did,” he announced.
In Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, which is the chair of ASEAN this year, a series of meetings will be held until the 14th, including the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the ASEAN Partners’ Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, and the ARF. ASEAN is an association of 10 Southeast Asian countries, but Myanmar, where the military coup occurred, could not attend the meeting according to the related consensus. Foreign ministers from nine countries, excluding Myanmar, also participated in the joint statement.
North Korea announced that the long-range ballistic missile launched the day before on the 13th was a new ICBM ‘Hwasong-18’ using solid fuel.
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2023-07-13 09:00:00
