South Korea 'strongly condemns' North Korea missile launch as 'grave provocation'

SEOUL - South Korea convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting over North Korea's missile launch on Wednesday (May 25) and "strongly condemned" the North's latest weapons test as a "grave provocation", the presidential office said. Yoon Suk-yeol, South Korea's new president, presided over the meeting and ordered officials to take agreed steps to strengthen US deterrence, according to his office. In a separate government statement, South Korea also said it had "strong and effective" responses ready to deal with any North Korea provocations. This article was first published in Asia One . All contents and images are copyright to their respective owners and sources. Khmer Daily