In a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln on the morning of the 25th, Foreign Minister Park Jin pointed out that North Korea's successive launch of ICBMs and short-range ballistic missiles this morning is a serious provocation that seriously threatens peace on the Korean Peninsula and internationally.
Both sides condemned North Korea's provocations, saying that such provocations would only strengthen the ROK-U.S. combined defense posture and lead to North Korea's isolation.
In particular, the two ministers mentioned the Corona 19 situation in North Korea and emphasized that it is very deplorable for the North Korean regime to use its main financial resources for nuclear and missile development rather than improving the quarantine and livelihoods of the people while the people are suffering from the spread of the corona virus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. I did.
The two ministers agreed to work closely together so that the new UN Security Council resolution on sanctions against North Korea can be adopted as soon as possible, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
In addition, the two Ministers evaluated that this summit had a success in preparing a new milestone for the development of the Korea-U.S. global comprehensive strategic alliance.
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