The United States, Japan and South Korea warned that a North Korean nuclear test would trigger a response of unprecedented force. and they promised to maintain unity in the face of multiple weapons tests by Pyongyang.
During meetings in Tokyo, heThe deputy foreign ministers of the three countries also promised to strengthen their deterrence capabilities in the region.
“We have agreed to further strengthen cooperation so that North Korea immediately ends its illegal activities. and resume denuclearization talks,” South Korean Cho Hyun-dong said.
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“All three countries agreed on the need for an unprecedented force response if North Korea proceeds with its seventh nuclear test,” he said.
South Korea and the United States repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is about to launch a nuclear test, its first since 2017.
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The isolated communist country carried out a record number of weapons tests this year and this month he acknowledged that he conducted tactical nuclear exercises.
“All of these behaviors are dangerous and deeply destabilizing”stated the US Assistant Secretary of State, Wendy Sherman, who asked Pyongyang to refrain from further provocations.
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Japanese Deputy Minister Takeo Mori said that “North Korea’s escalation of nuclear and missile activities poses a clear challenge and serious for the international community.
The three countries agreed to “strengthen deterrence in our region in view of a denuclearization of North Korea.”
