An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council was held on the 25th of this month to discuss how to respond to North Korea's launch of two ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan. I couldn't take any action.
The meeting was held privately on the 30th at the request of European member countries.
It is the first time in a year since March last year that the Security Council has met on the launch of North Korean ballistic missiles.
After the meeting, the Norwegian UN ambassador posted on Twitter that he "condemned the missile launch," but other member countries have not responded officially.
At the meeting, it seemed that each country only stated its position, and the Security Council could not take a unified response, including statements of concern and criticism.
Russia's UN Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations said at a regular press conference before the meeting that "it is time to analyze and evaluate what happened, not action," emphasizing the idea that the Security Council is not at the stage of unanimous action. was doing.
Regarding North Korea, China and Russia, which say that sanctions should be relaxed, and Europe and the United States, which say that they should take a strict stance, are in conflict, and it is being questioned whether the Security Council can unite and respond. ..