North Korean missile launch near Japan casts shadow over APEC summit

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum had been sidetracked by the news that North Korea had launched a ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters.

“This is completely unacceptable, and must not continue,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters at a news conference in Bangkok.

The United States called an impromptu meeting with the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, hosted by U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris.

Trudeau told his five colleagues that Canada will continue its role in a United Nations mission, called Operation Neon, to monitor sanctions on North Korea.

Trudeau said the repeated missile launches “need to be condemned by all, in the region and around the world.”

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