Diplomatic authorities of South Korea, the U.S., and Japan hold a phone consultation after North Korea's ballistic missile launch
South Korea, the U.S., and Japan discussed an immediate coordinated response to North Korea's ballistic missile launch They swiftly consulted on the situation assessment and response measures through an information-sharing channel
The diplomatic authorities of South Korea, the United States, and Japan held a phone consultation on the 3rd regarding North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile and discussed response measures.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Baek Yongjin, DirectorGeneral for Korean Peninsula Policy at the ministry, spoke by phone with David Wilezol, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korea at the U.S. State Department, and Ariyoshi Takashi, Counsellor of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and shared related information and situational assessments.
North Korea fired one ballistic missile into the East Sea from the Wonsan area earlier that day, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff analyzed that the missile flew more than 700 kilometers. South Korea, the United States, and Japan discuss immediate response measures through informationsharing channels every time North Korea launches a missile.