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Japan-U.S.-ROK Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Meeting on North Korea
November 7, 2025
On November 7, in response to the ballistic missile launch by North Korea on the day, Mr. OTSUKA Kengo, Deputy Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, held a Japan-U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) Foreign Ministries’ Official Telephone Meeting with Mr. Baek Yong-jin, Director-General for the Korean Peninsula Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, and Mr. Dan Cintron, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of State of the United States of America.
- They reaffirmed that ballistic missile launches by North Korea violate the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions, and strongly condemned the launch on the 7th as a threat to the peace and security of the region and the international community.
- They reaffirmed close coordination among Japan, the U.S. and the ROK.