
North Korea Fired Two Unidentified Weapons, South Says
Seoul military officials could not confirm whether the objects were rocket artillery or ballistic missiles.
Seoul military officials could not confirm whether the objects were rocket artillery or ballistic missiles.
North Korea called the test a "significant achievement".
The South Korean military says Pyongyang has fired at least one projectile off the North's eastern coast.
An official says "working-level" talks will resume at the weekend.
It is believed the launches were aimed at pressuring the US to make concessions when the talks restart.
It comes after South Korea's military said the North fired two suspected missiles off its east coast on Saturday morning.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff say the missiles were launched from North Korea’s Hamgyong province on Saturday morning.
They are believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
Experts say Pyongyang's recent launches are aimed at building leverage ahead of resuming negotiations with the US.
The report came just hours after Donald Trump said Kim Jong-un expressed a desire to continue nuclear negotiations.
It is the fifth set of missiles North Korea has launched in less than three weeks.
The message was intended as a warning amid US-South Korean joint military exercises.
Pyongyang has said US-South Korean military drills violate efforts to reach peace.
The tests were a warning to South Korea's weapons development and plans to hold military exercises, according to North Korean state media.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched the missiles into the sea.
Defence issues, including North Korea and an incident involving a Russian jet, are expected to be discussed.