Tokyo calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting over North Korean missile launch

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has asked the UN Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on North Korean ballistic missile launches. How informed NHK, two ballistic missiles were launched on February 20.
Kishida explained that the launch of the missiles took place “after the launch of an intercontinental-class missile the day before yesterday”. “It is necessary to continue to collect information, to remain vigilant and to deepen the interaction with the United States and South Korea,” he said.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres the day before condemned the DPRK’s new missile launch and called on his authorities to desist from “all further provocations”. According to Guterres, Pyongyang should comply with UN resolutions associated with the use of such weapons, begin denuclearization and allow monitoring by international experts.
Japan’s Defense Ministry said North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of ​​Japan on February 20, a day after the United States conducted joint drills with East Asian allies. .
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and deputy department head of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Yo-jong also threatened to increase the number of launches to the Pacific Ocean in response to states’ actions. -United. .
On February 18, Pyongyang launched a Hwasong-15 missile which the Japanese Ministry of Defense says is capable of reaching the American mainland. A day later, the United States and South Korea announced the exercise.
Representative of the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that Seoul and Washington will face an “unprecedented and powerful” North Korean response if they continue to conduct exercises in the Korean peninsula region.