U.S. condemns North Korean missile launch UN Security Council emergency meeting

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US State Department's position on North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile yesterday (15th) came out last night.

While condemning the launch of ballistic missiles, he emphasized the will to dialogue.

An emergency meeting was convened at the UN Security Council.

Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung from Washington.

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US State Department said the two ballistic missiles launched by North Korea violated several UN Security Council resolutions and condemned North Korea for threatening other countries.

[Ned Price/US State Department Spokesperson: We condemn North Korea's missile launch.

These missile launches are in violation of several UN Security Council resolutions.]

Nevertheless, the United States has made it clear that its goal is to achieve the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through diplomatic dialogue.

[Ned Price / US State Department Spokesperson: Through dialogue, we can ultimately achieve the goal of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

The United States has no hostile intentions to North Korea.] At

the request of France and Estonia, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss North Korea's ballistic missile launch.

The United Nations also stressed a diplomatic solution.

[Stephane Dujarric / UN Spokesperson: As I said before, diplomatic intervention is the only way to achieve sustainable, peaceful, complete and verifiable denuclearization of North Korea.]

It seems that the Biden administration's intention is not to set a bad precedent that if North Korea provokes before even denuclearization negotiations, it could obtain concessions to ease sanctions.