In response to North Korea's launch of ballistic missiles, senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held telephone discussions with senior officials from the United States and South Korea, and the three nations of Japan, the United States, and South Korea are working closely together on the grounds that the successive launches are a clear challenge to the international community. Confirmed to go.
On the evening of the 1st, Director-General Funakoshi of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau held telephone conversations 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.
Among them, three of them launched ballistic missiles in the early morning of the 1st following on the 31st. We once again shared the recognition that this is a clear and serious challenge to society.
In addition, they confirmed that Japan, the United States, and the ROK would continue to work closely together to strengthen regional deterrence and deal with the Security Council toward the complete denuclearization of North Korea in line with UN Security Council resolutions.