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February 20, 2023

Japan, U.S., South Korea Threaten More Sanctions After N. Korea Ballistic Missile Drills
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Japan has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council
after North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into
the sea off of Japan's coast on Saturday. North Korea fired two more
long-range missiles earlier today. North Korea said the launches are a
warning to the U.S. and South Korea as they prepare for joint military
drills. Top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the U.S. held emergency
meetings on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference and
threatened further isolation for Pyongyang.

Park Jin: "North Korea will face more severe sanctions by the
international community. Pyongyang will gain nothing from its
provocations."



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