Antony Blinken holds calls with South Korea, Japan over North's missile launch | World News

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken together with the overseas ministers of Japan and South Korea "strongly condemned" North Korea's firing of a ballistic missile over Japan, the US State Division spokesperson mentioned in a press release on Tuesday.

The trio additionally condemned North Korea's disregard of a number of UN Safety Council resolutions and its deeply destabilizing implications for the area, spokesperson Ned Value mentioned.

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Blinken emphasised that the US dedication to the protection of South Korea and Japan remained "ironclad," and reaffirmed the significance of shut trilateral cooperation to carry North Korea "accountable for its unacceptable habits," the assertion added.