The United States urged North Korea on Sunday (October 24) to end its missile tests “Counterproductive”, saying that he hoped Pyongyang would respond positively to Washington’s call for dialogue.
North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.
US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim met his South counterpart Noh Kyu-duk after a meeting with their Japanese counterpart in Washington. He called Tuesday’s launch a « provocation » and urged Pyongyang to cease missile testing “Worrying and counterproductive”.
“We hope that the People’s Republic of Korea [RPDC] will respond positively to our awareness efforts ”Kim told reporters in Seoul, using the official acronyms used by North Korea.
Weapon test series
Tuesday’s launch is the latest in a series of weapons tests North Korea recently carried out, including a long-range cruise missile, a train-launched weapon and what it said was a hypersonic warhead. .
Earlier this month, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un blamed the United States for the sanctions, brushing aside claims by Washington, which says it has no hostile intentions.
Kim Jong-un had met with former US President Donald Trump three times, but the two failed to agree on a deal ending North Korea’s nuclear program. Talks have been at a standstill since the failure of the Hanoi summit in early 2019.
President Joe Biden has promised to continue to explore the diplomatic channel.
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