South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered his government to devise the “strongest” measures, including pushing for new sanctions, in response to North Korea’s sixth nuclear test, the Blue House announced on Sunday.
Moon convened a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) from 1330 to 1500 KST.
“North Korea has conducted a more powerful nuclear test today than in the past while ignoring repeated warnings from us and the international community,” National Security Office (NSO) chief Chung Eui-yong said in a statement.
“The President ordered to draw up the strongest punitive measures in
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered his government to devise the "strongest" measures, including pushing for new sanctions, in response to North Korea's sixth nuclear test, the Blue House announced on Sunday.
Moon convened a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) from 1330 to 1500 KST.
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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
