The decision came during an emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC), held shortly after the South Korean military detected the launch, around 7:10 am, from near the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
“In response to North Korea’s provocation, the NSC has decided to designate new unilateral sanctions against this country,” the presidential office reported in a press release. In it, the South Korean authorities made it clear that the council will work closely with friendly countries and the United Nations in order to ensure a more effective implementation of existing international sanctions against the North.
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After being informed of the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol ordered a “strong response” to the provocations and “thorough preparation to ensure that North Korea cannot plot a surprise provocation,” the presidential office mentioned. .
Permanent members of South Korea’s National Security Council, including national security adviser Shin Won-sik, “strongly denounced” the provocations by its northern neighbor as a serious threat to peace and security on the Korean Peninsula and the rest of the country. world.
Furthermore, they pointed out that the launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile constituted another of the numerous violations of the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), after the deployment of North Korean troops to the Russian war in Ukraine.
They vowed to respond firmly and quickly to any North Korean provocations based on the strong combined defense posture between South Korea and the United States and to further strengthen trilateral security cooperation with the United States and Japan.
Finally, the council members deplored that North Korea has sent young troops into an unjustified war, after wasting its scarce resources on developing weapons of mass destruction.
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