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Iran says UN voting right "naturally" restored after paying off membership arrears
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Majid Takht-Ravanchi said late on Saturday that as soon as Iran's arrears are received in New York, the country's voting rights should naturally be restored, official IRNA News Agency reported on Sunday. South Korea confirmed on Sunday that it has paid Tehran's membership delayed dues, amounting to $18 million, to the UN from Iranian funds frozen in the country, Xinhua news agency reported.
'US continues to see diplomacy as best way forward with N.Korea'
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He, however, also highlighted the importance of fully implementing UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions to prevent the North from further advancing its missile capabilities, Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday. "Obviously, we don't want to see the North Korean military program continue to be able to pose a threat to our South Korean allies or to the region.
North Korea hints at lifting moratorium on ICBM, nuke tests
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The meeting took place after the North conducted four missile tests this month, including two of what it claims to be a hypersonic missile, prompting the US to slap new sanctions on the regime, reports Yonhap News Agency.
US takes North Korea's 'improving' missile programmes seriously: Pentagon
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John Kirby, however, said the US is still assessing the nature North Korea's recent missile launches, apparently to learn their exact capabilities, Yonhap news agency reported. "We will continue to take this threat and this improving program of Pyongyang's very, very seriously," he told a press briefing when asked about North's recent missile launches. North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles on Monday (Seoul time), marking its fourth missile launch since the start of the new year.
South Korean Defence Minister stresses 'firm' readiness after Pyongyang missile launches
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Suh made the call when he met with troops at the Army's 2nd Operations Command in Daegu, 302 km south of Seoul, and a radar operation unit of the command's 32nd Infantry Division in a central region, Yonhap News Agency quoted the Defence Ministry as saying. His trip followed four rounds of weapons tests by North Korea, including Monday's launch of what it calls tactical guided missiles, and a North Korean defector's flight to the North across the inter-Korean border earlier this month.
S.Korea signs deal to sell M-SAM missiles to UAE
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The deal was signed after Moon held talks with UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Dubai earlier on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting the presidential office as saying.
US reaffirms security commitment to Seoul after N.Korean missile tests
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In a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, Blinken reaffirmed the bilateral alliance is "the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond", Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday citing the Department as saying The phone conversation came shortly after Pyongyang said it fired two tactical guided missiles into the East Sea the previous day, the third missile test this month.
'N.Korea fires apparent ballistic missile toward East Sea'
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from an inland area at 7:27 a.m. It did not elaborate further, Yonhap news agency reported. "For additional information, the intelligence authorities of South Korea and the US are in the process of conducting a detailed analysis," the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters.
Japan extends support package for hosting of US troops on its soil amid threats from China, North Korea
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The new defence agreement was announced in a virtual four-way meeting between Japanese Foreign and Defence Ministers and the US’s Secretary of State and Secretary of Defence on Thursday. As per the new five-year agreement, Japan will extend the support package provided or the hosting of around 50,000 US troops and their families
N. Korea fires suspected ballistic missile toward East Sea
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The North launched the missile eastward at around 8.10 a.m. (S.Korea time) from a land-based platform, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said without further elaboration, reported Yonhap news agency. "For additional information, the intelligence authorities of South Korea and the United States are conducting a detailed analysis," the JCS said in a text message sent to reporters. South Korea's military in cooperation with the US is closely watching related North Korean movements and maintaining a readiness posture against the possibility of the North's additional launches, the JCS said.
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