Diplomatic authorities from South Korea, the United States and Japan held phone consultations Wednesday to share information and discuss response measures following North Korea's ballistic missile launch.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that "in connection with North Korea's ballistic missile launch, Paik Yong-jin, director-general of the Korean Peninsula Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, held phone consultations with David Wylezol, deputy assistant secretary of state for Korea and Japan at the US State Department, and Kengo Otsuka, deputy director-general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to share related information and discuss future response measures."
The ministry said, "The diplomatic authorities of South Korea, the US and Japan are operating a channel to quickly share related information and situations when North Korea launches ballistic missiles."
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the vicinity of Sinpo in South Hamgyong Province, where a submarine base is located, at around 6:10 a.m. The missiles flew approximately 140 kilometers.
