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South Korean President Convenes Security Council Over Pyongyang’s Missile Launch

© REUTERS / Blue House/YonhapSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping by telephone at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Blue House and released by Yonhap on May 11, 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping by telephone at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea in this handout picture provided by the Presidential Blue House and released by Yonhap on May 11, 2017 - Sputnik International
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered to conduct an emergency meeting of country’s security council on Tuesday following Pyongyang’s ballistic missile launch from the North Pyongan province of North Korea, local media reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — North Korea launched a ballistic missile earlier in the day at 09:39 [00:39 GMT], which has fallen into the Sea of Japan.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday at 11:30 local time [02:30 GMT on Tuesday], the South Korean security council will check the country's readiness in case of the new provocations from North Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported.

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