North Korea’s ‘satellite’, the US and Japan’s ‘Security Council violation’, South Korea’s ‘illegal’, maritime interdiction drills in 4 countries

North Korea’s ‘satellite’, the US and Japan’s ‘Security Council violation’, South Korea’s ‘illegal’, maritime interdiction drills in 4 countries

In response to the notification of North Korea's launch of a 'military satellite', the United States and Japan declared it a 'violation of Security Council resolutions', and South Korea announced it as 'obvious illegal'. .

"North Korea's so-called 'satellite launch' is a serious violation of the UN Security Council resolution banning all launches using ballistic missile technology, and it is a clear illegal act that cannot be justified under any pretext," the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. If the launch is eventually carried out, we will have to pay the price and suffer for it,” he announced on the 29th.

The National Security Office held a National Security Council (NSC) Standing Committee meeting that day and announced the situation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, followed by an “external announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.”

In a commentary on North Korea's satellite launch plan notice on the 29th, a US State Department spokesperson said, "Any DPRK launches using ballistic missile technology, including satellite launch vehicles (SLVs) used to launch artificial satellites into space, Voice of America (VOA) reported on the 30th that it violates multiple UN Security Council resolutions.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the Prime Minister's official residence that day, "Even if North Korea calls it a 'satellite', launching it using ballistic missile technology is a violation of UN Security Council resolutions."

"The satellite launch is technically similar to a long-range ballistic missile launch and violates a UN Security Council resolution banning North Korea's 'launch of ballistic missile technology,'" Yomiuri said. It can pass through the islands,” it reported on the 30th.

The Civil Aviation Administration of the Philippines (CAAP) set the eastern part of the Philippines as a flight caution zone with a NOTAM on the 29th, and the fall warning zone is “700 km east of Manili in the Philippines and 2,000 km south of Jeju Island in Korea.” said VOA.

The notice time of the Philippine Aviation Administration is from 0:00 on May 31, 2023 to 23:59 on June 10, 2023, and the purpose of the notice is 'immediate attention (N)', 'posting information before flight (B)', and 'flight Operational necessity (O)' was presented.

In the notification, the coordinates of five flight zones that require special attention were indicated along with the content that “special circumstances related to the launch of satellites” would occur.

Regarding North Korea’s notice of satellite launch plans to Japan, “Japan is the coordinator of navigational zones in the region where South Korea and North Korea belong under the Worldwide Navigation Warning System (WWNWS) operated by the resolution of the International Maritime Organization and IMO General Assembly,” he said. VOA reported that at the time of the launch of the artificial satellite 'Kwangmyeongsong' in February, international organizations were notified of the launch plan in advance.

Yomiuri said in a report on the launch of a reconnaissance satellite by the Korean Central News Agency on the 30th, “Japan and Australia will participate in a large-scale military exercise conducted by the US and South Korea from this month in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do, on Jeju Island in southern Korea.” "Military tensions are escalating in the region," it said, criticizing multilateral exercises along the coast of the Korean Peninsula and in the surrounding areas.

The Korean Central News Agency said, "From May 30, a 'joint maritime interdiction drill' is being attempted in cooperation with Japan and other followers in the sea near Jeju Island." "What cannot be overlooked is that the enemy is conducting another military action with a strong nuclear war pattern in parallel with this joint exercise," he said.

On the 31st, the planned start date that North Korea notified Japan, the Asia-Pacific rotation exercise of “Effort in the East (Eastern Andeavor)” will begin following the high-level talks on the 20th anniversary of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) in Jeju Island.

The rotational training in PSI is scheduled to be carried out by the ROK-US Combined Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in parallel with the maritime interdiction training of the special forces of the four Allied Forces of the four countries of the Huju Navy ships, tracking and anchoring ships estimated to be loaded with weapons of mass destruction (WMD) at sea.

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force escort ship Hamagiri entered Busan Port on the 29th with the Rising Sun Flag, and South Korea will participate in the multinational maritime interdiction exercise 'Eastern Andeavor 23' hosted on the high seas southeast of Jeju Island from the 31st, Kyodo News reported.

Japan's Defense Minister Hamada announced on the same day that the Self-Defense Force frigates will fly the rising sun flag while participating in a maritime drill held in the sea near Jeju Island at the end of this month, Kyoto News Agency reported.