The presidential Office of National Security held an emergency meeting in Seoul on Saturday after North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area around 5:20 a.m. It called the launch a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and urged an immediate halt. The office also reviewed the launch’s impact on South Korea’s security situation and called for a firm readiness posture. The move came after Seoul, Washington and Tokyo ended their five-day Freedom Edge exercise on Friday.
Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul / Korea Times photo by Wang Tae-seog
The presidential Office of National Security on Saturday held an emergency meeting following North Korea's ballistic missile launch and called it a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Pyongyang fired multiple ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area at around 5:20 a.m., according to the South Korean military.
In the meeting, the presidential office assessed the impact of the launch on the country's security situation and called for a firm readiness posture, it said in a press release.
