North Korea's recent ballistic missile tests were ‘concerning and counterproductive’ for efforts to reduce tensions, and Pyongyang should instead engage in talks, the U.S. envoy for North Korea said
were "concerning and counterproductive" for efforts to reduce tensions, and Pyongyang should instead engage in talks, the U.S. envoy for North Korea said on Sunday.
"Our goal remains the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula," Kim said. "That’s why Pyongyang’s recent ballistic missile test, one of several in the past six weeks, is concerning and counterproductive to making progress toward a lasting peace on the Korean peninsula." On Thursday, the North said the United States was overreacting to a submarine-launched ballistic missile test that it called self-defensive, andU.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim and Noh Kyu-duk, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, arrive to attend a briefing after their meeting at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea October 24, 2021.