The foreign ministers of the G7 countries adopted a declaration on non-proliferation, citing the problems of North Korea’s tests in the document. transmits TASS. The G7 drew attention to the “illegal development” of the North Korean nuclear program, according to the agency.
“North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles is a clear and serious challenge to the international community and is a flagrant violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions. Missile launches also pose an unacceptable risk to civil aviation and maritime operations in the region.
According to the G7 statement, the organization expresses serious concern over Pyongyang’s statements about not only developing tactical nuclear weapons, but also updating the republic’s nuclear doctrine. At the same time, the parties regret that North Korea did not follow the path of denuclearization.
United States, South Korea, and Japan started the exercises On missile defense against the background of missile and nuclear “threats” to the DPRK.