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대통령실이 28일 북한의 전날 군사정찰위성 발사에 장호진 국가안보실장 주재로 안보상황점검회의를 열고 강력 규탄했다.
이날 대통령실에 따르면 군은 27일 밤 10시 44분께 북한의 소위 '군사정찰위성' 발사 포착 후 국가안보실이 윤석열 대통령에게 관련 내용을 즉시 보고했고 밤 11시 40분께 장 국가안보실장 주재로 안보상황점검회의가 열렸다. 참석자들은 합참의장 상황보고를 받고 대응 방안을 논의했다.
한·미 당국은 해당 발사체가 수 분 간 비행 후 북한 해역 공중서 폭발한 것으로 평가했다. 우리 군은 북한 추가 도발 가능성에 대비해 빈틈없는 안보태세를 유지해 나간다는 계획이다.
대통령실은 "참석자들은 우리 정부·국제사회의 거듭된 경고에도 불구 북한이 작년 11월에 이어 또다시 '군사정찰위성'을 발사한 건 성공 여부와 관계없이 유엔 안전보장이사회 결의 위반이자 한반도·동북아·국제사회 평화·안보를 위협하는 도발행위로 보고 이를 규탄했다"고 전했다.
이날 안보상황점검회의엔 장 국가안보실장·김태효 국가안보실 제1차장·인성환 국가안보실 제2차장·강재권 안보전략비서관·최병옥 국방비서관·김상호 위기관리센터장 등이 참석했다.
북한은 조선중앙통신을 통해 군사정찰위성 발사 과정에서 신형 로켓 1단이 비행 중 공중 폭발하는 사고가 발생했다며 발사 실패를 인정했다.
*아래는 위 기사를 '구글 번역'으로 번역한 영문 기사의 [전문]입니다. '구글번역'은 이해도 높이기를 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 영문 번역에 오류가 있을 수 있음을 전제로 합니다.<*The following is [the full text] of the English article translated by 'Google Translate'. 'Google Translate' is working hard to improve understanding. It is assumed that there may be errors in the English translation.
President's Office "North Korea launches military reconnaissance satellite, violation of UN Security Council resolutions...strongly condemn"
A security situation review meeting chaired by National Security Office Director Jang Ho-jin was held and relevant information was immediately reported to President Yoon Seok-yeol.
-kihong Kim reporter
On the 28th, the President's Office held a security situation review meeting chaired by National Security Office Director Jang Ho-jin and strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a military reconnaissance satellite the previous day.
According to the President's Office on this day, after the military detected North Korea's launch of a so-called 'military reconnaissance satellite' at 10:44 p.m. on the 27th, the National Security Office immediately reported the relevant information to President Yoon Seok-yeol, and at 11:40 p.m., the security situation was presided over by National Security Office Director Jang. An inspection meeting was held. Participants received a situation report from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and discussed response plans.
South Korean and US authorities assessed that the projectile exploded in the air over North Korean waters after flying for several minutes. Our military plans to maintain a tight security posture in preparation for the possibility of additional North Korean provocations.
The President's Office said, "Participants said that despite repeated warnings from our government and the international community, North Korea's launch of a 'military reconnaissance satellite' again as in November of last year, regardless of whether it was successful, was a violation of the UN Security Council resolution and a threat to the Korean Peninsula, Northeast Asia, and the international community." “We condemned this as a provocative act that threatened social peace and security.”
Attending the security situation review meeting on this day were National Security Office Director Jang, National Security Office First Deputy Director Kim Tae-hyo, National Security Office Second Deputy Director In Seong-hwan, Security Strategy Secretary Kang Jae-kwon, National Defense Secretary Choi Byeong-ok, and Crisis Management Center Director Kim Sang-ho.
North Korea acknowledged the launch failure through the Korean Central News Agency, saying that an accident occurred during the launch of a military reconnaissance satellite when the first stage of a new rocket exploded mid-flight.
