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US President Biden, who is visiting Europe to discuss the Ukraine crisis, announced that he condemns North Korea's ICBM launch.
Washington Connect.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung, please tell us about President Biden's reaction first.
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After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, President Biden visited Brussels, Belgium for the first time to attend the G7, NATO and EU summits.
The White House said on Twitter that President Biden met Japanese Prime Minister Kishida at the G7 summit, condemning North Korea's ICBM launch and stressing the need for diplomacy.
He also emphasized that the leaders of the United States and Japan agreed to continue working together to hold North Korea accountable.
It is interpreted that the United States, which has been warning North Korea of ICBM launches with a de facto red line, has condemned North Korea's actions, but still presented diplomacy as a solution to the problem.
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Is the UN Security Council also urgently convened?
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Yes, the permanent members of the US, UK, France, etc. have requested an open meeting of the Security Council to discuss North Korea's ICBM launch, and the meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow (26th).
It is reported that the countries that demanded the meeting pointed out that North Korea's ICBM launch clearly violated the UN resolution on sanctions against North Korea and demanded countermeasures.
In 2017, the Security Council adopted Resolution 2397, which automatically discusses oil sanctions against North Korea if North Korea fires an additional ICBM after launching the Hwasong-15.
However, for a resolution to impose sanctions on North Korea, Russia and China, which are permanent members of the Security Council, must not exercise their veto power.
However, it is unclear whether the cooperation between Russia and China, which continues the confrontation with the United States, will lead to practical sanctions.