North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into sea, South Korea military says – By Staff and Agencies (The Guardian) / Sept 15 2021
Launch comes as Chinese foreign minister is in Seoul to discuss stalled nuclear diplomacy and two days after North tests a new long-range cruise missile
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea’s military has said, two days after the North claimed to have tested a new missile in its first weapons test in six months.
South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff (JCS) said the missiles flew from a central inland area towards the waters off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast and that further analysis with US officials was under way. “Our military maintains a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US,” the JCS said.
Japanese prime minister Yoshihide Suga called the missile launch “outrageous”, and strongly condemned the action as a threat to peace and security of the region.
The latest launch came as the Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, was in Seoul for meetings with the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, and other senior officials to discuss the stalled nuclear diplomacy with the North.
