Following North Korea's launch of multiple ballistic missiles into the East Sea on October 12, diplomatic officials from the United States, South Korea, and Japan have initiated a coordinated response.
The South Korean Foreign Ministry announced on October 13 that Baek Yong-jin, head of the ministry's Korean Peninsula Policy Office, held a phone call with David Wilezol, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korea, and Takashi Ariyoshi, a senior official in Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They shared relevant information and discussed future response measures.
The ministry emphasized that a communication channel is in place among the three countries to quickly share information and assessments regarding North Korea's ballistic missile launches.
Meanwhile, North Korea has been increasingly active in launching ballistic missiles. The regime has also intensified its rhetoric, claiming that a recent landmine explosion south of the military demarcation line was a South Korean provocation.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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