US Vice President Mike Pence has branded North Korea's failed missile launch a "provocation".
On Sunday morning, North Korea conducted a failed medium-range missile launch from a site near the northeastern coastal city of Sinpo.
North Korea's failure to launch a missile a day after a massive military parade drew few words from President Donald Trump.
"The President and his military team are aware of North Korea's most recent unsuccessful missile launch".
A man watches a TV showing file footage of a North Korea's ballistic missile at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 16, 2017.
Yang and Tillerson also discussed the implementation of those agreements reached by the two countries' presidents, during their first meeting in the US state of Florida earlier this month, reports Xinhua.
Pence said that under Trump's leadership, "our resolve has never been stronger, our commitment to this historic alliance with the courageous people of South Korea has never been stronger and with your help and God's help, freedom will ever prevail on this peninsula".
Washington has expressed profound concern over North Korea's nuclear program, which Pyongyang argues is a deterrent against a possible military invasion by Washington or its ally Seoul.
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North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests, including two a year ago.
Pyongyang fired off the missile from a land-based launch facility in Sinpo, South Hamgyong Province, at around 6:20 a.m., the JCS said, noting that it needed further analysis to determine the exact type of the missile and other details.
Xi said he hopes for a "peaceful" resolution, but China has a mutual defense treaty with North Korea and Beijing could choose to interpret any attack on its neighbor as an act of war. They appear to use solid fuel and mobile launchers, which would allow them to be launched more quickly and stealthily than the liquid-fueled missiles now in the North Korean arsenal.
Kim Jong-un oversaw the festivities on the "Day of the Sun" at Pyongyang's main Kim Il Sung Square.
He warned that North Korea's goal with its nuclear program is "more ambitious" than just seeking "regime survival".
"USPACOM is fully committed to working closely with its allies in the Republic of Korea and in Japan to maintain security", Benham said.
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