North Korea angrily responded to a trilateral summit by South Korea, Japan and China, calling it a "grave political provocation" in a message that Seoul speculated Tuesday is directed toward Beijing.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida issued warnings against North Korea’s plan to launch a satellite which they view as a violation of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions,

North Korea denounced South Korea on Monday for stating its commitment to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula in a joint declaration with Japan and China following their trilateral summit, casting it as a "mockery" of the region and the international community.