US and allies condemn North Korea over missile test ‘provocations’

Joint statement from US, Japan and South Korea urges Pyongyang to return to negotiations and stop its recent spate of destabilising' missile launches

The top diplomats of Japan, South Korea and the United States declared their unity against North Korea on Saturday after a series of ballistic missile launches by Pyongyang.

After a day of meetings in Honolulu, US secretary of state Antony Blinken, South Korean foreign minister Chung Eui-yong, and Japanese foreign minister Hayashi Yoshimasa condemned the series of seven launches as destabilising" in a joint statement.