Defense Minister Hamada denounced North Korea's ballistic missile launches as a serious challenge to the international community. I showed my thoughts on the future.
As North Korea repeatedly launched ballistic missiles, the Maritime Self-Defense Force, the US Navy, and the South Korean Navy conducted joint training in the waters around Japan on the 6th, assuming the launch of ballistic missiles.
Defense Minister Hamada told reporters after the cabinet meeting, ``North Korea has repeatedly launched missiles in a new manner at an unprecedented high frequency, which poses a serious challenge to the entire international community, including Japan.'' .
He added, "This exercise demonstrates the trilateral commitment of Japan, the United States, and South Korea to promote trilateral cooperation to address regional security challenges and to strengthen the rules-based international order. As the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces, we would like to continue to deepen cooperation among the three countries,” he said, expressing his intention to strengthen cooperation among Japan, the United States, and South Korea.
Japan-U.S.-South Korea defense officials also hold telephone talks “agreed to strengthen cooperation”
In response to a series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, Director General Masuda of the Ministry of Defense, Assistant Secretary of Defense Ratner, who is in charge of the Indo-Pacific region at the U.S. Department of Defense, and Director of the Defense Policy Office of the South Korean Ministry of National Defense Huh, by telephone on the 7th. We had a meeting.
The three parties criticized North Korea's ballistic missile launches as violating relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and threatening the peace and stability of not only the region but also the international community. They agreed to strengthen trilateral cooperation among Japan, the United States, and the ROK.