US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin[/B] and his South Korean counterpart have agreed that "strong responses", including from the United Nations, are necessary following North Korea's intercontinental[/B] ballistic missile[/B] test, the US Pentagon said.
The two ministers "pledged to continue close consultations between the leaderships of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea and the United States in the future, and agreed on the importance of maintaining a strong unified defense posture," according to the same source.
Austin also held talks with Japan's defense minister after the lunch, the U.S. Pentagon said.
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