United States, Japan, South Korea condemn North Korea test at G20

World The leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea on Friday condemned the ballistic missile test by North Korea today as a” major escalation “and assured to use”maximum pressure “to counter the isolated nation’s nuclear danger.

U.S. President Donald Trump satisfies South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

WASHINGTON: The leaders of the United States, Japan and South Korea on Friday condemned the ballistic rocket test by North Korea this week as a “significant escalation” and guaranteed to use “maximum pressure” to counter the separated country’s nuclear threat.The launch on Tuesday was “a significant escalation that directly violates multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions and that clearly shows the growing risk”North Korea positions to the United States, its neighbours and the world, the 3 said in a joint statement at the G20 conference in Germany.”President Trump declared the ironclad commitment of the United States to safeguard the ROK(Republic of Korea)and Japan using the complete range of its conventional and nuclear abilities,” they said.(Reporting by Tim Ahmann; Composing by Doina Chiacu; Modifying by David Alexander)Source: Reuters