Chief Japanese Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno also denounced North Korea over its repeated ballistic missile launches as “threats to the peace and safety of Japan, the region and international society.” He said that Japan protested to North Korea via embassies in Beijing. In an emergency security council meeting convened in Lithuania, Yoon told officials that North Korea must face consequences over its provocation. Since 2017, North Korea has performed a slew of intercontinental ballistic missile launches as part of its efforts to acquire nuclear-tipped weapons capable of striking major U.S. cities. Some experts say North Korea still has some technologies to master to possess functioning nuclear-armed ICBMs. U.N. Security Council resolutions ban North Korea from engaging in any launches using ballistic technologies.

Source: Libya Today July 12, 2023 09:17 UTC