Blue House: "North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches do nothing to help manage the situation... urges immediate halt"

Cheong Wa Dae's Office of National Security convened an emergency security situation review meeting on the 29th following North Korea's ballistic missile launches and urged Pyongyang to immediately halt its grave provocations.

With relevant agencies, including the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in attendance, the Office reviewed the status of South Korea's response. It also stressed the need to thoroughly analyze and assess the impact of the latest launches on South Korea's security and take all necessary measures. The launches came about two weeks after the previous ones on the 12th.

The Office of National Security said North Korea's repeated ballistic missile launches violate United Nations Security Council resolutions and are grave provocations that do nothing to help manage the current situation, and urged Pyongyang to immediately stop them.

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched around 10 ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area at around 12:30 p.m. that day.

The phoenix flag flies over Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul on Dec. 29, as President Lee Jaemyung heads to work and the Cheong Wa Dae era officially resumes after 3 years and 7 months. 2025.12.29. Photo by Cho Yongjun.

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