In response to a series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, Director-General Funakoshi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Asia and Oceania Bureau consulted with high-ranking officials from the United States and South Korea over the phone, condemning the launches, and then held a meeting with Japan, the United States, and South Korea. We once again confirmed that we will work closely together.
On the morning of the 6th, Director-General Funakoshi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Asia and Oceania Bureau held telephone discussions with the US State Department's Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim and South Korea's Foreign Ministry Director-General of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters Kim Gon.
At the respective talks, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time since 2017 on the 4th, followed by another launch on the 6th during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council. I strongly criticized that.
On that basis, they once again shared the recognition that strengthening nuclear and missile activities, including successive launches that unilaterally escalate provocations, is a clear and serious challenge to the international community.
Furthermore, we reconfirmed that Japan, the United States, and the Republic of Korea will continue to work closely together on strengthening regional deterrence and dealing with the Security Council toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea in line with UN Security Council resolutions. .