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Right after the news of the launch was announced, President Moon Jae-in held an emergency National Security Council meeting to discuss countermeasures.

Let's connect a reporter covering the Blue House.



Reporter Junmo Moon, let me tell you about the results of that meeting first.



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Yes, President Moon Jae-in held an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on the afternoon of the 24th and strongly condemned North Korea's missile launch.



A while ago, the first deputy director of the National Security Office briefed President Moon's remarks. Let's listen.



[Chairman Suh / Deputy Director of National Security Office: North Korea has voluntarily canceled the suspension of intercontinental ballistic missile launch promised with the international community, and the government strongly condemns it.]



This launch was defined as an ICBM level.



Along with this judgment, President Moon stressed that the launch poses a serious threat to the Korean Peninsula and the international community and clearly violates UN Security Council resolutions.



In a meeting on the 100th day of his inauguration in 2017, President Moon defined the red line, the line that should not be crossed between the completion of the ICBM and the loading of a nuclear warhead.



Therefore, it seems that the strong concern that this launch has crossed the so-called 'red line' is reflected.



In addition, today's message is interpreted as containing a sense of crisis that the peace process on the Korean Peninsula, which has been devoted to the five-year term of office, could end in vain.



However, President Moon also emphasized the principle of resolution through dialogue.



North Korea sternly urges North Korea to stop its activities of creating tension and return to the path of diplomatic resolution as soon as possible.



In addition, he urged close cooperation with Yun Seok-yeol's side, noting that the North Korean launch occurred during a regime change.



At the same time, he briefed the elected president on the current situation and response plan and instructed the security chief Suh Hoon to communicate closely in the future.



Accordingly, the Security Office announced that it will discuss the briefing schedule with the elected party.



(Video coverage: Joo Beom and Lee Yong-han, Video editing: Park Soo-seon, CG: Kang Yu-ra and Choi Jae-young)