According to the chief of staff of the South Korean army, North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” in an easterly direction.
The South Korean military said on Wednesday that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into the sea off the east coast.
For their part, the Japan Coast Guard said that North Korea had launched what could be a ballistic missile.
Since the beginning of the year, Pyongyang has conducted more than ten missile tests, including the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, a precedent since 2017.
Earlier, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas Greenfield said that the United States would like the Security Council to vote in May this year to impose additional sanctions on North Korea.
Last month, the United States submitted a draft resolution to the 15-member Security Council calling for a ban on tobacco, halving oil exports to North Korea, and blacklisting the hacker group Lazarus.
However, Russia and China have already declared their opposition to tougher sanctions in response to Pyongyang’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in March for the first time since 2017.
A resolution of the Security Council requires nine votes in favour, unless one of the five permanent members of the Council exercises the right of veto; Russia, China, France, UK and USA.
