S. Korea, US, Japan discuss N. Korea's latest missile launches by phone

Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan held telephone consultations Friday to share information and discuss responses to North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches. North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea on Thursday, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. The consultations followed Seoul’s proposal a week earlier to hold military talks with Pyongyang amid rising tensions along the inter-Korean border.

Baek Yong-jin, director general for Korean Peninsula policy at Seoul’s foreign ministry, spoke with David Wilezol of the U.S. State Department and Takashi Ariyoshi of Japan’s foreign ministry.

North Korea’s state media said the weapons demonstration included a 600-millimeter multiple rocket launcher, tactical cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles.

The foreign ministries of the three countries maintain a channel to share information and assessments promptly whenever North Korea launches ballistic missiles.

The border tensions followed a land mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone last month that injured three South Korean soldiers.

Published Oct 30, 2026 2:58 pm KST

A news report on North Korea's ballistic missile launches is aired at Seoul Station, Thursday. Yonhap

Senior diplomats from South Korea, the United States and Japan held telephone consultations Friday to share information and discuss responses to North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, Seoul's foreign ministry said.

On Thursday, North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The North's state media reported Friday that it fired a 600-millimeter multiple rocket launcher, tactical cruise missiles and air-to-surface missiles during the weapons demonstration the previous day.

Baek Yong-jin, director general for Korean Peninsula policy at Seoul's foreign ministry, spoke with David Wilezol, deputy assistant secretary for Northeast Asia at the U.S. State Department, and Takashi Ariyoshi, a senior official at Japan's foreign ministry, the ministry said.

"The three officials shared relevant information and discussed future responses," the ministry said in a press release.

"The foreign affairs authorities of the three countries operate a channel for promptly sharing information and assessments whenever North Korea launches ballistic missiles," it added.

North Korea's latest missile launches came a week after Seoul proposed holding military talks with Pyongyang to resolve differences over the demarcation of their border, as tensions in inter-Korean border region have risen since last month's land mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that injured three South Korean soldiers.

韩国、美国和日本的高级外交官周五举行电话磋商，分享信息并讨论应对朝鲜最新弹道导弹发射的措施。据韩国联合参谋本部称，朝鲜周四从元山地区向东海发射了约10枚短程弹道导弹。此前一周，首尔方面提议与平壤举行军事会谈，以应对日益紧张的朝韩边境局势。

首尔外交部朝鲜半岛政策司司长白永镇与美国国务院的戴维·维莱佐尔和日本外务省的有吉隆进行了交谈。

朝鲜官方媒体称，此次武器展示包括600毫米多管火箭炮、战术巡航导弹和空对地导弹。

三国外交部保持着沟通渠道，以便在朝鲜发射弹道导弹时及时分享信息和评估。

上个月，非军事区内发生地雷爆炸，造成三名韩国士兵受伤，此后边境局势一直紧张。

发布于2026年10月30日下午2:58（韩国标准时间）

周四，首尔站播出有关朝鲜弹道导弹发射的新闻报道。（韩联社）

韩国外交部表示，韩国、美国和日本的高级外交官周五举行电话磋商，分享信息并讨论对朝鲜最新弹道导弹发射的回应。

据韩国联合参谋本部称，周四，朝鲜从元山地区向东海发射了约 10 枚短程弹道导弹。

朝鲜官方媒体周五报道称，朝鲜在前一天的武器演示中发射了600毫米多管火箭炮、战术巡航导弹和空对地导弹。

韩国外交部表示，韩国外交部朝鲜半岛政策司司长白永镇与美国国务院东北亚事务副助理国务卿戴维·维莱佐尔以及日本外务省高级官员有吉隆进行了会谈。

该部在一份新闻稿中表示：“三位官员分享了相关信息，并讨论了未来的应对措施。”

声明还补充说：“三国的外交部门开通了一条渠道，以便在朝鲜发射弹道导弹时能够迅速分享信息和评估结果。”

朝鲜最新导弹发射发生在首尔提议与平壤举行军事会谈以解决两国边界划分分歧一周之后。此前，上个月在非军事区（DMZ）内发生地雷爆炸，造成三名韩国士兵受伤，朝韩边境地区的紧张局势不断升级。