Senior Japanese, American and Chinese diplomats met near Washington on Friday and issued a joint statement criticizing North Korea’s recent missile and satellite launches.
Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano, US Vice Foreign Minister Kurt Campbell and Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister, have strongly condemned the launches using ballistic missile technology. condemned’, which is in violation of several UN Security Council resolutions.
Also on Friday, the Security Council held an emergency meeting over the reclusive country’s failed launch of a military reconnaissance satellite on Monday, with many member states, including Japan and the US, condemning the move. However, North Korean representative Kim Song said his country will openly continue with satellite launches.
