They did not elaborate.
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The situation on the Korean Peninsula deteriorated after North Korea carried out a nuclear test on January 6, and on February 7 launched a carrier rocket with an artificial Earth satellite, in violation of the UN Security Council decisions.
Japan put its military alert on Monday for a possible North Korean missile launch. South Korea believes the North does not yet possess a missile capable of hitting the US mainland, but the North is working on that technology.
The UN Security Council (UNSC) issued a condemnation of North Korea’s repeated attempts to launch ballistic missiles on Wednesday.
“The sanction complements series of US worldwide actions to protect the global financial system from being abused by North Korea, and counteract its ability to finance the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to develop its ilicit weapons program”.
But the meeting comes at a time when relations between Beijing and Pyongyang are uneasy and occurred on the same day South Korean news network MBN reported Chinese authorities are on alert after an armed North Korean soldier crossed the border illegally.
But China has been reluctant to take tougher action, such as completely shutting its border with North Korea, for fear that North Korea could collapse in chaos.
“We think that all sides should avoid any actions that further worsen tensions”.
China remains an ally of North Korea’s while at the same time abiding by sanctions imposed by the United Nations over its repeated missile launches and a nuclear test earlier this year.
The isolated nation held its first party congress for almost 40 years in early May, formally endorsing leader Kim Jong-Un’s policy of expanding the country’s nuclear arsenal.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command said that the missile “did not pose a threat to North America”. “They must’ve been in a rush”. South Korea has denied the accusation and said the workers chose to resettle on their own.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in this combined image released by the North’s daily Rodong Sinmun on April 24, 2016.
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The North is believed to have up to 30 Musudan missiles, according to South Korean media, which officials said were first deployed in around 2007.
