On Saturday, South Korea’s defense minister claimed some countries were “ignoring North Korea’s unlawful behavior,” which might weaken U.N. sanctions against its missile and nuclear programs.
China and Russia rejected a U.S. request for the U.N. Security Council to condemn North Korea for its satellite launch attempt on Friday. Instead, they blamed the U.S. for escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
“This creates holes in sanctions against North Korea passed at the U.N. Security Council,” Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup said at Asia’s top security summit, the Shangri-La Dialogue.
“Inaction to North Korea’s unlawful behavior will worsen the security of not only the Korean peninsula, the Pacific region, but also the entire world,” Lee warned.
The South Korean minister stressed trilateral security cooperation with the U.S. and Japan to dissuade North Korea.
After meeting with his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Lee told reporters that “within this year,” the three nations will share real-time North Korean missile warning data.
In November, the three countries agreed to share real-time missile tracking data as North Korea launched ballistic missiles at an unprecedented rate.
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