SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s defense ministry said on Saturday that it condemns North Korea’s launch of a missile towards the sea off the North’s east coast on Friday, urging the communist neighbour to stop escalating inter-Korean tension. The ministry also said in a statement that it was regrettable that Pyongyang slammed the U.S.-South Korea’s annual […]
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South Korea’s defense ministry slams North Korea’s missile launch
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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s defense ministry said on Saturday that it condemns North Korea’s launch of a missile towards the sea off the North’s east coast on Friday, urging the communist neighbour to stop escalating inter-Korean tension.
The ministry also said in a statement that it was regrettable that Pyongyang slammed the U.S.-South Korea’s annual joint drill and meeting.
(Reporting by Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee; Editing by Leslie Adler)