US, South Korea, Japan Condemn North Korean Missile Tests During Talks

Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo Mori, South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong and U.S Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman pose for a photo prior their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, on June 8, 2022. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via Reuters

Senior officials from South Korea, the United States, and Japan have condemned recent North Korean missile tests and urged Pyongyang to engage in diplomatic dialogue.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman took part in the three-way meeting with the No. 2 diplomats of South Korea and Japan on June 8 in Seoul, South Korea. The trilateral meetings came days after North Korea conducted its latest missile tests and as the authoritarian country appeared to prepare for what would be its first nuclear test since 2017.