NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The Japanese government lodged a protest against North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing over its launching of multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, the Kyodo News Agency reported Japanese officials as saying Saturday.
Japan is set to coordinate with countries such as the United States and South Korea in urging other members of the United Nations to steadily implement the measures in the U.N. Security Council's sanctions resolutions against Pyongyang as the country's actions are in violation of them, according to the officials.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura issued a statement saying the latest missile launches are 'a serious act of provocation against the security of neighboring countries, including Japan,' adding they go against the Security Council resolutions.
The government set up a task force at the prime minister's office to monitor North Korea's moves and analyze data related to the missile launches, the officials said.
Prime Minister Taro Aso plans to urge fellow leaders of the Group of Eight countries to take up North Korea's nuclear and missile development issues when they meet next week in Italy and solidify their unity in implementing the Security Council resolutions, they said.
Aso is also hoping to hold talks on the sidelines of the three-day summit starting Wednesday in L'Aquila with such leaders as U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao to seek continued coordination in dealing with North Korea.
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Publié le 04 Juillet 2009 Copyright © 2009 Dowjones