VOVworld) – South Korea and the United States warned North Korea on Thursday against a missile test they said would be a violation of UN resolution. The two countries are wrapping up their annual high-level defense talks.

North Korean rocket Unha-3, carrying the satellite Kwangmyongsong-3, lifting off from the launching pad in Cholsan county, North Pyongan province in North Korea (Photo: AFP)

Senior officials who attended the Korea-US defense dialogue vowed to closely coordinate with each other against “potential provocations by North Korea,” South Korea’s Defense Ministry said, adding that North Korea should dismantle its nuclear weapons program in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner.