A high-ranking official who oversees Asian policy at the U.S. Department of State strongly accused North Korea of launching ballistic missiles one after another, accusing it of violating the UN Security Council resolution, and from the threat of North Korea's nuclear missiles to Japan and South Korea. Emphasized to defend.
Assistant Secretary of State for State Blink, who oversees Asian policy including Japan at the US State Department, gave a lecture at a think tank in the capital Washington on the 6th.
In this, Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink said that North Korea is launching ballistic missiles one after another. "Provocative missile launches violate multiple resolutions of the United Nations Security Council. Indo-Pacific. It threatens the peace and security of the region and the international community as a whole. "
"Our security involvement is unwavering," he said, emphasizing that it would protect its allies Japan and South Korea from the threat of North Korea's nuclear and missiles.
"The United States, Japan and South Korea are in complete agreement on their efforts to counter the threat of North Korea. The ultimate goal is still the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," said Assistant Secretary of State Kritenbrink. He stated that he would strengthen cooperation between Japan, the United States and South Korea and aim to denuclearize North Korea.
He repeatedly urged North Korea to respond to the dialogue, saying, "I urge you to follow a serious and sustainable diplomatic path and refrain from actions that destabilize the region."