South Korea and the United States have warned that North Korea will take swift and decisive action, including additional sanctions and measures to enhance its defense posture in the event of North Korea's seventh nuclear test.



Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, who is visiting Korea, met with reporters after meeting with First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Seoul today (7th) and said, "The UN Security Council has decided to impose new sanctions on North Korea's 7th nuclear test despite opposition from China and Russia. He said this in response to the question, 'Have you discussed a plan for independent sanctions by South Korea and the United States in case the adoption fails?



Deputy Secretary Sherman stressed that "there will be a swift and decisive response to such an experiment."



Deputy Secretary Sherman said, "Not only South Korea, the US and Japan, but the world will respond in a strong and clear way. We are ready. We will continue the trilateral discussion tomorrow. We are fully coordinated and ready to respond. It's done," he repeated.



When asked what joint contingency plan the United States and its allies had in place in preparation for North Korea's seventh nuclear test, he replied, "North Korea will know."



Although she did not mention specific measures, it is believed that she sent a strong warning message to North Korea.



Vice Minister Cho Hyun-dong said, "If North Korea conducts a nuclear test, we will have no choice but to consider additional sanctions against North Korea in cooperation with the United States and the international community."



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The Vice Ministers of the Republic of Korea and the United States also discussed the restart of the High-Level Extended Deterrence Strategy Council (EDSCG), which was agreed upon at the Korea-U.S. summit last month.



Meanwhile, during the meeting, Vice Minister Cho said, "We also shared the importance and usefulness of cooperation between the US and Japan."



The two sides are expected to discuss concrete and practical cooperation plans at the three-country level through the Korea-U.S.-Japan Vice Foreign Ministers' Meeting tomorrow.



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