The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s policy body is set to conduct a special meeting to discuss the issue of North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs this week, NATO confirmed to NK News on Wednesday.

The meeting, to be held on Thursday, will be conducted by NATO’s North Atlantic Council (NAC) and represents the first NAC meeting to be held exclusively for the discussion of North Korean affairs.

“The NAC meeting tomorrow will be focused on North Korea’s actions and in particular its nuclear and missile programmes,” a NATO official told NK News on Wednesday.

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