South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung condemned North Korea’s first ballistic missile launch in two months on Thursday, urging Pyongyang to return to talks with the U.S.

“Military provocations destabilize the Korean Peninsula and do nothing to benefit North Korea,” the Democratic Party (DP) candidate wrote on social media.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the DPRK launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles from Wonsan toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) between 8:10 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. on Thursday. The missiles reportedly flew up to 800 kilometers (497 miles), though Seoul did not disclose the total number